From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7813 invoked by uid 1002); 29 Apr 2003 00:59:45 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 1950 invoked from network); 29 Apr 2003 00:59:45 -0000 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:59:15 -0400 From: Peter Johanson To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: <20030429005914.GG5439@gonzo.peterjohanson.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jousvV0MzM2p6OtC" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: [gentoo-dev] calling all orinoco users! X-Archives-Salt: bbb294fe-cad0-4a12-9511-7ff35150f413 X-Archives-Hash: 5d45d752e1d49b24d14183019925bd75 --jousvV0MzM2p6OtC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable calling all orinoco users! i've been hacking away on the orinoco drivers, and i finally have things jiving between the orinoco patch to bring the drivers up to wireless extension v14 (and add scan support) and the monitor mode patch we all know and love from shmoo.com here's what i need: testers! there's an ebuild up at http://cvs.gentoo.org/~latexer/files/pcmcia-cs-3.2.4-r1.ebuild=20 which includes the latest orinoco-0.13d driver (as well as using cvs to get the latest airo-linux drivers) along with these patches. please test this by putting this in /usr/portage/sys-apps/pcmcia-cs/ (if you put it in your portage overlay, you need to move some stuff from the files/ directory to there) and install it. the two things you can now do are: gonzo root # iwlist scan lo Interface doesn't support scanning : Operation not supported eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Operation not supported eth1 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:40:96:32:CD:05 ESSID:"SternOntheMove" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462GHz Quality:192/92 Signal level:-65 dBm Noise level:-92 dBm Encryption key:on Cell 02 - Address: 00:40:96:41:63:22 ESSI= D:"SternOntheMove" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437GHz Quality:32/92 Signal level:-83 dBm Noise level:-95 dBm Encryption key:on gonzo root # iwpriv eth1 monitor 1 6 the scanning ability is the way things really should be, so that we can have *easy* configure scripts for wireless. e.g. do a scan, see what's available from a preconfigured list of APs and keys, and pick the strongest one. how nice would that be?=20 give this a whack and send me feedback/problems (need to test different firmwares, etc.) -latexer --=20 Peter Johanson --jousvV0MzM2p6OtC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+rc5ihklDm276ORcRAotbAKCewwAxx6cbuIDY9Nf23vO7SADzmwCgw2IN p9pEg+KY5n5teIeWKQm5KvQ= =Ea7z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jousvV0MzM2p6OtC--