enhanced security patch for if_wi

[Sebastian Yepes F. [ESN]]

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 01:07:31 +0100
"The MiP RvL" <the_mip_rvl at myrealbox.com> wrote:

> Hello
> 
> This is a patch for which a couple of wi-fi fans have been waiting to get :) And now it's there, just before Christmas ;)
> 
> This patch is against FreeBSD 5.1, I didn't have current installed and 5.0 doesn't work in hostap mode with 1.7.4 firmware.
> http://wleiden.webweaving.org:8080/svn/node-config/other/enh-sec-patch/
> 
> For the enhsec option to work you need a prism 2,2.5,3 with firmware 1.6.3 or higher.
> 
> To give a small explaination:
> 
> It uses a firmware feature: 0xFC43
> 
> # wicontrol -i iface -E 0|1|2|3
> This sets the WI_RID_CNFENHSECURITY flag. 
> 0 = "disabled"
> 1 = hide SSID in beacon frames
> 2 = ignore clients with a "ANY" SSID
> 3 = 1 and 2 combined
> 
> It blocks clients with a "" or "ANY" ssid
> And disables ssid broadcasting.
> 
> I checked it today, and it worked,
> but please do acknowledge the fact that I haven't been
> able to test this function on a real network, with real data going over the link.
> 
> I haven't had the time yet to make it work with ifconfig, so until then, use wicontrol.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Roland van Laar
> 

hi man nice work.. there are the diff on Current[Tuday], i well try to make this work with the ath drv..

Until next time..


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