Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:22 -0800 From: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it possible that modern wireless card only supports WPA and not WEP or this is a bug in the driver? Message-ID: <1204149622.47c5dd76995ba@webmail.rawbw.com> In-Reply-To: <47C5D8F6.20608@errno.com> References: <1204146470.47c5d1267ceee@webmail.rawbw.com> <47C5D8F6.20608@errno.com>
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> WEP is always supported. The WEP capability bit means the driver uses > the hardware. Many driver writers were too lazy to implement full > driver support and just fall back on the host to do crypto. I see. I am sure anybody who doesn't know this will get confused and will have the same question. Isn't it better to have 2 separate flags in CAPS: for example WEP and WEPHW? WEP would mean that WEP is supported and WEPHW would mean that it's supported through hardware. Yuri
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