Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:09:51 +0200 From: Jacques Caron <Jacques.Caron@IPsector.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advice: 128 bit wep and Prism chipset Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20031003170625.02c2a328@pop.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20031003085821.GW20209@pir.net> References: <20031003084504.2413.qmail@fuzuli.enderunix.org> <20031002155001.4881A5D07@ptavv.es.net> <20031003081724.1884.qmail@fuzuli.enderunix.org> <20031003083002.GT20209@pir.net> <20031003084504.2413.qmail@fuzuli.enderunix.org>
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Hi,
At 10:58 03/10/2003, Peter Radcliffe wrote:
> > The point that I want to learn is the chipset of this card is Prism based?
>
>I have already answered that question - no they are not.
>They are aironet chipset based.
I think the confusion comes from the fact that the Aironet chipset (and
firmware) is derived from the Prism chipset (and firmware), but the "split"
occurred quite a while ago (several years), and even though there are some
similarities between the two, they have diverged considerably, and they can
be considered as being completely different chipsets.
And no, Aironet-based cards will not allow you to use them as APs (or at
least nobody knows how to do that, if they do). Only Prism-based cards
will, and maybe newer 802.11a/g cards (Atheros, Broadcom...)? Sam Leffler
will probably be able to tell us more on this.
Jacques.
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