As far as I know, Apple devices don't use ad-hoc mode for that, they use Apple's proprietary "Apple Wireless Direct Link" (AWDL) -- which was a precursor to "Wi-Fi Aware" / "Neighbor Aware Networking". In theory it allows creating a mesh at the link-layer but requires all nodes to have synchronized clocks so it doesn't scale particularly well.
David On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 2:20 AM Antonin Décimo <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the main problem with ad-hoc mode is that all the stations > > need to be able to see each other's transmissions. 802.11s is > > multi-hop and does not have that problem. Ad-hoc mode was just for > > something like a modest number of people with laptops sitting around a > > table or the like. > > I think the most impressive use of ad-hoc networking I've seen is the > Apple migration tool used to configure a new macOS install. If you > install it on any device you're migrating from (even a Windows PC!) > and connect both devices to the same network, they'll rendezvous, then > it'll reconfigure both wifi cards to ad-hoc networking and transfer > files. Quite impressive to witness. > I think I once hosted a lan party on ad-hoc mode but that was an endeavour. > > -- Antonin > > _______________________________________________ > Babel-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/babel-users >
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