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From: Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org>
Subject: Re: wireless: recap of current issues (configuration)
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:09:51 -0500
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On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 09:05:33PM +0200, Samuel Ortiz wrote:
> Regarding 802.11d and regulatory domains, the stack should also be able to
> stick to one regulatory domain if asked so by userspace, whatever the APs
> around tell us.

=2E..and in doing so, violate the local regulatory constraints.  :)

Although I believe 802.11d specifies that the 802.11d beacons should=20
trump whatever the user specifies.  (of course, 802.11d doesn't say what=20
to do when there are APs out there that disagree...)

While I feel it should be *posisble* to do so, the default should be to
query the hardware for its factory default, and go with that.  Allowing
the user to change the regulatory domain at will.. is a rather fuzzy
legal area, to say the least.

 - Solomon
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Solomon Peachy        				 ICQ: 1318344
Melbourne, FL 					=20
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

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