From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 6 17:06:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B1E016A4F6 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:06:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sage.ts.co.nz (sage.tasman.net [202.49.92.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D4BE43D39 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:06:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcos@ThePacific.Net) Received: from sage.ts.co.nz ([172.16.21.1]) by sage.ts.co.nz (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i96HEUYL031419 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 2004 06:14:30 +1300 Received: from [172.16.20.10] (gateway-nelson.thepacific.net [202.49.95.33]) by sage.ts.co.nz (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i96HDtq9030863; Thu, 7 Oct 2004 06:13:56 +1300 Message-ID: <41642590.1090402@ThePacific.Net> Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 06:04:16 +1300 From: "Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (X11/20040910) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Evren Yurtesen , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <4161C4D8.4040308@ispro.net.tr> <416313F0.2000508@ispro.net.tr> <20041005.100800.111987973.imp@bsdimp.com> <200410050953.58739.sam@errno.com> <416459A1.7020208@ispro.net.tr> In-Reply-To: <416459A1.7020208@ispro.net.tr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: atheros frecuencies limited X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:06:54 -0000 Evren Yurtesen wrote: > > > Sam Leffler wrote: > >> On Tuesday 05 October 2004 09:08 am, M. Warner Losh wrote: >> >>> In message: <416313F0.2000508@ispro.net.tr> >>> >>> Evren Yurtesen writes: >>> : For one thing, why shouldnt FreeBSD able to do that? >>> >>> Because the HAL layer is a binary glob. >>> >>> : The other thing is that I thought atheros doesnt have firmware and >>> the >>> : driver handles the regulatory domain settings. Thats why atheros >>> is not >>> : giving out the source code for their drivers (I think there was such >>> : problem) >>> >>> The driver handles the regulatory domain, but it always uses what is >>> in the falsh on the part. >>> >>> : Anyhow. I am not a pro in this so I better shut up :) But it is >>> possible >>> : to enable all the channels etc. available in atheros chip from the >>> : driver. At least StarOS is able to do it so... >>> >>> I'm hoping that ath driver author would reply. >> >> >> >> And I was hoping the "ath driver author" could stay out of this topic >> because it has been discussed repeatedly. >> >> The issue is that the ath driver supports ap operation. As such you >> are not permitted to change the regulatory domain from what is set in >> the eeprom to insure compliance with local regulatory agencies. >> Drivers that let you set the regulatory domain--that I know >> about--support only station operation so this is not an issue (e.g. >> you are not normally broadcasting beacons). I have considered ways >> to support ap and non-ap operation in a single driver and still allow >> the regulatory domain to be changed but haven't implemented them. >> >> Sam > > > That can't be true. There is at least StarOS product which can work as > an AP and can support every channel. Even the ones which is not in any > regulatory domain (I think?!) > > Actually as a matter of fact I have few Senao APs which has Atheros > minipci cards inside and they also allow regulatory domain setting so > that some channels become activated and some are disabled etc. > depending on the domain you choose. > > http://www.staros.com/downloads.php > ------------ > New: Special country code '##' can be used to unlock all channels > supported by the Atheros hardware (2312-2732, 4920-6100). It is up to > the end user to ensure they stay within their region's regulatory > channel ranges. > ------------ > > Evren > > You right, another OS is Mikrotik which is linux base, support all the frecuencies Marcos Biscaysaqu