cvs commit: src/sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c ifconfig.h ifmedia.c

[Bruce A. Mah]

If memory serves me right, "Sam Leffler" wrote:
> > > Dumb question: How is this conceptually different from "media" and
> > "mediaopt"?
> >
> > You need an additional mechanism for selecting between 11a/b/g on
> multi-mode
> > devices.  All such devices have a media of "802.11" and mediaopt isn't
> > appropriate because it's orthogonal.  The easiest way to see the problem
> is
> > to ask how you would specify OFDM at 54Mb/s in the 2.4Ghz range (i.e.
> 11g).
> > With the current media and mediaopts you have no way.  With this addition
> > you specify this by adding "mode 11g".  There's still some issues with
> "pure
> > 11g" vs "11g" (pure means no 11b rates are supported and you don't have to
> > worry about supporting both 11b and "purge g" stations on the same AP) but
> > I'm going to avoid that until my 11g stuff is all committed.
> 
> FWIW, I tried making this stuff fit in media and mediaopts but it just
> didn't work.  I've also been in touch with netbsd folks about this and
> they've had no alternative suggestions so I'm going with this scheme for
> now.  I'm happy to change it if someone comes up with a better idea.

Great, thanks for the explanation.

Bruce.


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