Return-path: Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.182]:45008 "EHLO py-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965945AbXFHSM6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:12:58 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id a29so1376357pyi for ; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:12:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <43e72e890706081112k76e17827t4c66dbccdcee0e03@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:12:57 -0400 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "Jouni Malinen" Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] mac80211: Set low initial rate in rc80211_simple Cc: "Jiri Benc" , "Michael Wu" , "Larry Finger" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20070608145821.GD14078@devicescape.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed References: <200706072205.27902.flamingice@sourmilk.net> <20070608112146.2df3608c@griffin.suse.cz> <20070608145821.GD14078@devicescape.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 6/8/07, Jouni Malinen wrote: > On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 11:21:46AM +0200, Jiri Benc wrote: > > On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:05:21 -0700, Michael Wu wrote: > > > On Thursday 07 June 2007 20:49, Larry Finger wrote: > > > > Does mode->rates[0].flags automatically have IEEE80211_RATE_SUPPORTED set? > > > > That wasn't clear to me. > > > > > > > Yes. (see ieee80211_prepare_rates) > > > > No :-) In theory, you can use PRISM2_HOSTAPD_SET_RATE_SETS ioctl to > > disable the lowest available rate. Yes, that's deprecated and bad thing > > to do; but unfortunately, it can be done with the current code. > > There are some odd cases, where disabling the lowest supported rate may > even be required due to regulatory rules.. Just curious -- are you aware of a regulatory domain where this is the case? Who defines those rules? For example, AFAICT FCC only talk about power, and spectrum ranges. Where would I even look for these type of restrictions? Luis