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[Sam Leffler]

Brooks Davis wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 01:54:26PM -0700, Sam Leffler wrote:
>   
>> Expect fallout from these changes.  Known issues:
>>
>> o kernel configs must be updated to remove wlan_scan_*
>> o ipw is broken
>> o wi works for Prism cards with newer firmware (1.7.x tested w/ wpa!) but
>>   older cards/firmware and Lucent cards are known broken
>> o adhoc mode is little tested and may be broken
>> o monitor mode radiotap support is available only on the "parent device"
>>
>> I promise to look at ipw but it won't happen immediately so anyone that's 
>> affected should feel free to dig in.  I have no plans to touch wi; folks 
>> that persist in using these cards should fix issues now that I've rewritten 
>> the driver so that it is more properly integrated with net80211.  OTOH wi 
>> now does wpa and adding wds support should be straightforward.
>>     
>
> Also, the required rc.conf options have changed and are mostly
> incompatible.  The infrastructure is subject to change, but it's the
> best I've been able to come up with so far.  Some sort of transition
> tool might be in order.
>
> If you the following in your rc.conf file:
>
> ifconfig_ath0="DHCP WPA"
>
> you should change it to:
>
> vaps_ath0="wlan0"			# Any name will work
> ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP WPA"		# Also change any other ath0 related
> 					# variables...
>
> You if you wanted a more informative naming scheme you could do
> something like:
>
> vaps_ath0="ath0.sta"
> ifconfig_ath0_sta="DHCP WPA"
>
>   
Note that wlan-aware tools default to wlan0 (e.g. wlandebug, wlanstats) 
so using "informative naming" will require extra typing.  We are in need 
of a lib80211 or similar and if/when that happens it'd be good to have a 
routine that finds the most likely default network interface; e.g. by 
scanning for wlanX interfaces that are cloned from an 802.11 interface.

    Sam