Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:35196 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754455Ab0ECNkq (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 May 2010 09:40:46 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O8vt6-0007fi-5a for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 03 May 2010 15:40:44 +0200 Received: from proxyext.iabg.de ([proxyext.iabg.de]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 03 May 2010 15:40:44 +0200 Received: from pommnitz by proxyext.iabg.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 03 May 2010 15:40:44 +0200 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Joerg Pommnitz Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: improve IBSS scanning Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 13:40:36 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <469051.90774.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <1272893084.3614.37.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg writes: > Hidden SSID is a hack (which doesn't work with IBSS obviously), but this > kinda seems worse. Actually, it does. And because I thought what you think I have the radiotap traces to prove it. :-) > Seriously though, why should the upstream kernel support such bad design > decisions...? :) Well, because this topic comes up every few months. It seems there are other people who are attached to AH-demo for their very own reasons. Regards Joerg