Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 15:46:42 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@velocet.ca> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setting channels on wi0 Message-ID: <20011205154642.C25312@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <15374.40842.443973.449316@trooper.velocet.net>; from dgilbert@velocet.ca on Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 05:28:26PM -0500 References: <15374.40842.443973.449316@trooper.velocet.net>
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--H8ygTp4AXg6deix2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 05:28:26PM -0500, David Gilbert wrote: > Having just got new wireless network toys, of course I've been playing > with them. One thing I noticed almost immediately is that there are > several other companies on channel 6 --- which (contrary to the man > page) appears to be the default configuration of the cards. I can > tell this because "tcpdump" spits out lots of traffic that's not mine. >=20 > Since I'd rather have my 11Mb to myself, I set about changing the > channel of the cards. No go. Here's my terminal capture: The channel setting only matters if you are in adhoc mode. You are in intrastructure mode and thus the card ignores your attempt to set the channel and instead chooses the best access point. FYI, the only channels worth using are 1, 6, and 11 because that's the only way to get three non-overlapping channels. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8DrHhXY6L6fI4GtQRAg7FAJ9zVbD7s0QB3XqHzy/fggZQNAYFTQCdH55B cvBn20dzUTczVSE+gjwRE/4= =bmOU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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