Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:39529 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755823AbZKQHiH (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:38:07 -0500 Subject: Re: Adhoc networking, was Re: compat-wireless and minstrel From: Johannes Berg To: Derek Smithies Cc: Adam Wozniak , Christian Lamparter , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Felix Fietkau In-Reply-To: References: <4AF0D54D.4090303@irobot.com> <4AFC655A.5020706@irobot.com> <200911122103.27455.chunkeey@googlemail.com> <4AFC8E4F.5090307@irobot.com> <4AFC8F0D.5020700@irobot.com> <1258097352.3899.75.camel@johannes.local> <4AFDDF19.8060202@irobot.com> <1258191039.6167.40.camel@johannes.local> <4B018B26.2070008@irobot.com> <1258392453.32159.28.camel@johannes.local> <4B0192A6.9050808@irobot.com> <4B01D4A5.7060204@irobot.com> <4B01E298.3030602@irobot.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-7z/oZT2h8KHf3ouHWzD0" Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:38:04 +0100 Message-ID: <1258443484.1375.8.camel@johannes.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-7z/oZT2h8KHf3ouHWzD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please everyone in this thread, trim your quotes. On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 13:20 +1300, Derek Smithies wrote: > Yes. > that is what the BSSID is - the definition of the basis service set. To= =20 > use a particular BSSID is an implicit acceptance of the > >>>> a)supported rates > >>>> b)the value of X, the value of x > >>>> c)the channel > >>>> d)the ESSSID > from an existing network. No, point a) is incorrect -- it is the _basic_ rate set only, not the entire rate set. Hence not knowing which rates a station actually supports. johannes --=-7z/oZT2h8KHf3ouHWzD0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAABAgAGBQJLAlLYAAoJEODzc/N7+QmabE8QAKvOXuiICHiTIflPSMNGNnhm yNCZZZjlrJIgCBReUTeGrxWO6tuQTPNl0aRrRZ4S7XjVdOCbXOpBNVNTH4FD3XXw k03vKVUQMgxBHeexhQwoX1+IFpah7VFLuPXQXw9RxHpQqfgBJSl8yFLMpSF/oFui bsgrS0xSbCdxZwZmbOPxU8uwl2+/woDne7XFA3L6Xpt6t5tMy065SWYL9urusdHG dbxucPWhkTp5RDNIgr8oEVhMfJz7Mii2T2OE5AYTvfUkPBuF7kY6vuInkb86EbDH iRzpGBqCKgAk3JsgDw8PDgGSj+HvvEJz6EEDGKr78x5GwkDIo2DKFBloiDgMmnS6 8avFzAqSkPUKLQ9g2AozMjlV+Ijw34252vtTZqDhxBKg6YA6E8vjTt8dqnjWM2gn mcXj6W8vg10tI+WRKexBhHbZbYpDqwVY81ZaAEkcSpjYGvgBcKV4t3Mr7ToVl2Sp oWjSVR8a5+sxluJi7r9qlI8xb/V2PcCuqJYqxRGwpcOhV69gByqgBLQU5pJdUbgq pvfag9wj5aSmdRNdM/wlUk5VfxBgrIsKXqmya+vGZuNK9xoo+/CmO4BS4g0ZAgEB noeLHCkT/d1gKIIWqp/il5Lgd1xQw9I4NTN2LkiH7TqGdq1PYTvyP4VgJLmG2u64 EELE3IASL7TZCKS2pXYn =f4Jf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-7z/oZT2h8KHf3ouHWzD0--