From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Munck Steenholdt Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.3 orinoco.c patch to support ethtool get_link Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 19:49:35 +0100 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <4052063F.9020107@tmus.dk> References: <20040308185242.GA18367@bougret.hpl.hp.com> <404E4159.9040404@tmus.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com, Jeff Garzik Return-path: To: jt@hpl.hp.com, hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au In-Reply-To: <404E4159.9040404@tmus.dk> Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Thomas Munck Steenholdt wrote: > Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > >> I hope you realise that most often link status is meaningless >> with Wireless cards. In Ad-Hoc mode, the link is always up, regardless >> of the number of nodes in the cell, check the discussion on the HostAP >> mailing list. And the Orinoco card will report connected even is WEP >> is wrong. But, if you only use managed mode without WEP, that should >> work. >> I just wonder if it's better to report a 'link status' that >> may be wrong/misleading or to not report anything at all. > > > Actually, if the WEP key is wrong(i guess that's what you mean) the > link is determined as down, like it should be! > > For the AdHoc mode, sure the link is always determined as up, but that > is really the best way to do it given the nature of an Ad-Hoc network, > right! > > The way I see it you'll gain from this patch whenever in managed mode. > Most people (in my experience) is using managed mode and thus would > benefit from this functionality! > > Thomas > > Please comment on this ? I feel it's a really good idea that would improve things for me a lot - I'm sure I'm not the only one! Thomas