From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] wifi interface
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:15:21 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <293b9c3a5125e6d4510209ebe02df801@brasstown.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2579c7.b6c4656c.fWVN.mx@tumtum.plumbweb.net>
> i'm inclined to extend the ethernet interface an etherx/ctl file that
> accepted commands along the lines of ssid, bssid, and channel to
> configure the connection. did the wavelan driver not do this for a reason
> beyond changing devether? any better ideas?
there's already a ctl file. it's in the connection directory. we use
this to set the hardware mtu. for example
echo mtu 9000>/net/ether0/clone
i'm sure you can do this with your wireless commands as well.
you'll need to set ether->ctl to an appropriate function.
- erik
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-03-21 6:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-21 3:12 [9fans] known working wifi cards Stanley Lieber
2012-03-21 3:40 ` Tristan
2012-03-21 5:43 ` [9fans] wifi interface Tristan
2012-03-21 6:15 ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2012-03-21 7:01 ` Tristan
2012-03-21 7:03 ` erik quanstrom
2012-03-21 15:42 ` [9fans] known working wifi cards Richard Miller
2012-03-21 15:47 ` Stanley Lieber
2012-03-21 16:02 ` Richard Miller
2012-03-21 16:10 ` Stanley Lieber
2012-03-21 20:08 ` Jerome Ibanes
2012-03-22 13:59 ` Ethan Grammatikidis
2012-03-22 15:44 ` Gorka Guardiola
2012-03-22 17:51 ` Skip Tavakkolian
2012-03-23 9:51 ` Balwinder S Dheeman
2012-03-23 9:51 ` Balwinder S Dheeman
2012-03-23 21:26 ` Ethan Grammatikidis
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