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Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:08:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: xxiao <austinxxh-ath9k@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Status of 802.11s in wireless-testing?
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I didn't see patches from open80211s project for a while, which means it will break as the rest mac80211/drivers are evolving quickly.

to get mesh working I now spend more time to use the ibss/ad-hoc mode in mac80211 instead.

xxiao

--- On Tue, 8/4/09, Steve Glass <stevie.glass@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Steve Glass <stevie.glass@gmail.com>
> Subject: Status of 802.11s in wireless-testing?
> To: devel@lists.open80211s.org
> Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 11:45 PM
> Hi,
> 
> I noticed today that 802.11s has been disabled when running
> "make xconfig". Apparently its been marked as
> broken although Luis Rodriguez has posted a patch to at
> least have it compile successfully.
> 
> 
> I missed all this because I usually run "make
> oldconfig" so it came as a surprise . It did, however,
> explain why iw was telling me that my ath5k device supported
> mesh point mode but would fail when I tried to create one.
> 
> 
>  What can we do to help? Its a huge step backwards to be
> marked as broken so I've applied Luis' compilation
> patch and want to know where to look to find out what
> functionality is broken. Is anyone working on it? What can
> we do to help?
> 
> 
> Stevie
> 
> -- 
> The highest human happiness is not the exploitation of the
> present but the preparation of the future.
> 
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