Return-path: Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]:56000 "EHLO fencepost.gnu.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S2992923AbXDDPWr (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:22:47 -0400 Received: from proski by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HZ7Hh-0005KF-OV for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:20:29 -0400 Subject: Re: Orinoco, mac80211 and wpa2 From: Pavel Roskin To: Dan Williams Cc: Jan Dittmer , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1175697737.2656.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <4613A4A9.1060902@l4x.org> <1175697737.2656.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:22:38 -0400 Message-Id: <1175700158.5322.9.camel@dv> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 2007-04-04 at 10:42 -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > In your case, some cards supported by the orinoco drivers _do_ have WPA > capability with a firmware upgrade and by using the 'hostap' drivers. > I'd try blacklisting the orinoco and see if the 'hostap' driver supports > your card. I think that Sony laptops have real Lucent Orinoco card, e.g.: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/66696/comments/11 Porting Orinoco driver to mac80211 would be a fun project, and I don't think it's impossible. It should be possible to dumb down the card, turn off scanning and authentication and send raw packets. I'm not sure if the firmware support would be needed, but Lucent 9.xx firmware has WPA support. Since it's RAM loadable, the firmware loading will need to be added. Fortunately, the implementation already exists in the now defunct HermesAP project. I have way too much stuff on my plate to even attempt it myself, but I would not discourage others. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin