Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:34032 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752084AbXJIJVF (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:21:05 -0400 Subject: Re: Mode selection in mac80211 From: Johannes Berg To: Mike Kershaw Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20071008143207.GB7430@drd1813.lan> References: <200710052319.10600.linux@baker-net.org.uk> <1191837339.4063.25.camel@johannes.berg> <20071008143207.GB7430@drd1813.lan> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-yjc1yUgEIL8RGvDlfkta" Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:21:42 +0200 Message-Id: <1191921702.4013.15.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20071009_102108_661048_09A39C54) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-yjc1yUgEIL8RGvDlfkta Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 10:32 -0400, Mike Kershaw wrote: > I'd vote for allowing the user to set a mode - just like they're > allowed to lock an AP association to a specific MAC, bypassing the > hardware roaming algos. >=20 > I've hit situations in the past where a card can get a very weak 11g > link but a perfectly usable 11b link, and the hw did not want to drop > back to 11b on its own. Being able to lock to 11b only was key. =20 Actually, what you're advocating sounds like "please let me restrict the bitrates to use" rather than "please lock me to a mode". And we need that functionality anyway for AP mode. johannes --=-yjc1yUgEIL8RGvDlfkta Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUARwtIJaVg1VMiehFYAQJMfg//cnIb22j9xKJKfXlPpr/qpRZWJ/RY3SoM pY3zGjSClsNBgD2FXwDVET3PDzTT2ScFY4oLBc+kBuROp+rCdmTcwrzRRZCDPkit 0Wk+oP9wYbe2qtST1Ypxzfs4QkwlE2NJQ1LLtUG/K2n/YBS2sMyRD0t4/AmnNPAs XajHiu299zuvQR+qE+YRRXkgv769V2GuEe9noz+xm/2B1ozDFp46fCQz6KeWZ0Ac N2DnTZAjX2IQZtoKmjU3QVjVFjKMDu5RW9RYRQHig6dYA4OYilpENzfwGhkon6tL Aml/IDJ5bn/nSSB1VDLnUXKW2eZ57Vf69TCeBZTDFuFvDA42wOA2QPHiGret2N08 ta+vHjPC4Ipbwz7SuuN8UO/N5mQlTazHHYJ6YXFa9nsmZBiWrWkAyMsqUsl8gqjm e34FGRgHAWo31C/89DPpWTumk99nwG0yp7jLVXgPCDH6lNMbgMJTRg6fQQKvBiq8 6nqe6SmdnvDwmNqAWF3v8BZ3yyO4V2dn8mv6AtorFywXqHTWbhJBz3eiFkfg3H6I CBHEgCWqW/V+1/ejsmpxaGuZnXjsrnu0FqroK+bg+dKpY3+S41k/cEN9c6nFfhlA k09syULl01wtAUz/k/Fk77Dy6wiIeZHZgvFySKjOTtUVJuct553Q45S9f7BeBlUZ Wcr2n+wBw/I= =x7mH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-yjc1yUgEIL8RGvDlfkta--