Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262817AbUKXTKT (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:10:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262821AbUKXTID (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:08:03 -0500 Received: from palrel12.hp.com ([156.153.255.237]:33709 "EHLO palrel12.hp.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262775AbUKXTFz (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Nov 2004 14:05:55 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:54:51 -0800 To: Linux kernel mailing list Subject: Re: How to perform a Wireless Scan? Message-ID: <20041124185451.GA29598@bougret.hpl.hp.com> Reply-To: jt@hpl.hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Organisation: HP Labs Palo Alto Address: HP Labs, 1U-17, 1501 Page Mill road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. E-mail: jt@hpl.hp.com From: Jean Tourrilhes Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 967 Lines: 25 Matthias-Christian Ott wrote : > > I'm currently developing the the wireless functions for the rtl8180 > chipset. > There's only one problem: > I don't know how to perform a wireless scan. > How does it work? > Is there an algorithm or a GPL based driver which does this well? Most modern wireless drivers support the scan function (airo, hostap, orinoco v15, prism54, atmel_cs, wl3501, madwifi, ipw2x00, acx100, poldhu, at76c503, adm8211... - check my Howto). Unfortunately, the implementation is highly dependant on the hardware itself, and each hardware has it's own way. Chipset which are "softer" require more work. A good example of harder MAC is airo/orinoco, for softer MAC check madwifi. Good luck... Jean - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/