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Date:      Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:24:44 -0700
From:      Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
To:        Andre Oppermann <oppermann@monzoon.net>
Cc:        Duncan Barclay <dmlb@dmlb.org>, freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Use of if_ef for 802.11 interfaces?
Message-ID:  <20010413102444.C664@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
In-Reply-To: <3AD6CD6E.104C6DD9@monzoon.net>; from oppermann@monzoon.net on Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 11:57:02AM %2B0200
References:  <XFMail.010412235102.dmlb@computer.my.domain> <3AD6CD6E.104C6DD9@monzoon.net>

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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.
>=20
> 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?

-- Brooks

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