Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:3518 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755287AbXJJPi5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:38:57 -0400 Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:20:27 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Dan Williams Cc: dragoran , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ipw3945-devel Subject: Re: mac80211/iwlwifi + hidden ssids Message-ID: <20071010152027.GF5962@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20071010_163901_037577_F3E11A0F) References: <470C9F28.1070803@gmail.com> <20071010130653.GB5962@tuxdriver.com> <1192026847.9739.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1192028866.9739.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1192028866.9739.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 11:07:46AM -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 16:57 +0200, dragoran wrote: > > btw shouldn't all mac80211 drivers either work or not work because the > > code for this is in mac80211 and not in the drivers? > > Yeah, pretty much; but each driver/firmware may handle hidden ssids > slightly differently. mac80211 should bring some sanity to this area, > but I wouldn't discount variation between even mac80211 based drivers. Hmmm...doesn't the iwlwifi firmware intercede in scanning? John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com