Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:27:13 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@monzoon.net> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: Duncan Barclay <dmlb@dmlb.org>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use of if_ef for 802.11 interfaces? Message-ID: <3AD9BDD1.E5329F3E@monzoon.net> References: <XFMail.010412235102.dmlb@computer.my.domain> <3AD6CD6E.104C6DD9@monzoon.net> <20010413102444.C664@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
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Brooks Davis wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 11:57:02AM +0200, Andre Oppermann wrote: > > > A couple of practical points arise for outgoing packets revolving > > > around the type of 802.11 network in use (infrastructure or adhoc) > > > that would involve if_ef knowing what mode the interface is in and the > > > BSSID. We have some common support for this in the form of the recent > > > (uncommitted) patches to ifconfig PR25577. > > > > Wireless support in ifconfig would be really a good thing IMHO. But > > this brings the need of a well thought out interface between ifconfig > > and the wireless card drivers. > > What, if anything, is wrong with the interface proposed in PR 25577? Nothing, maybe except that there is no IOCTL defined for "microwave oven rubustness" (which is another way to say "don't fallback too fast on transmission errors"). :-) -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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