From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L0wNr-0001xI-U4 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:58:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 57CA4E01D8; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:58:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10C30E01D8 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:58:39 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,602,1220223600"; d="scan'208";a="47357278" Received: from unknown (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 14 Nov 2008 10:58:28 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.71] (unknown [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A129D137AF6 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:58:25 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <491C80D1.1030707@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros chip with airodump-ng Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:58:21 +0000 References: <358eca8f0811070303s2afd8361p3fb182e3f6c4ca3c@mail.gmail.com> <358eca8f0811070515x75c78e5bwbb2f1b174b43cfa8@mail.gmail.com> <491C80D1.1030707@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) X-Archives-Salt: 408ef486-b9f3-4ff7-b7cd-026fc6b4b107 X-Archives-Hash: 6a00c9585b78196d17ceda63faef0da4 On 13 Nov 2008, at 19:32, Simon wrote: > ... > I discussed some time ago with some folks at madwifi and... the > answer was basically that they need help. The drivers are far from > being alright, there are obvious issues that still needs to be > addressed... the creation/destruction of interface wasn't working > very well (this is like 3 months ago). > > The conclusion was to move on to ath5k, the newer drivers for > atheros wireless cards, I was told madwifi was to be obsolete soon. I have an Allnet ALL0281 here which I haven't used in a while, but which I was VERY pleased with under madwifi. Under madwifi (not sure if it was madwifi-ng or ye olde one that I used) it can be used in master mode with multiple virtual access- points. For example, one could have separate WEP & open networks on the same wireless card; these were presented as different interfaces (wifi0, wifi1, wifi...) so they could be firewalled appropriately. This card is sitting here ready for when I rebuild the server (in my Copious Free Time, obviously). Can anyone tell me if the ath5k drivers support virtual APs in this way? It is VERY useful. Stroller.