The NoCatAuth project has working code to allow hopping access points, though I do not know how well it works. It looks like they are having some Wiki issues as well though. http://nocat.net
SDM --- DCT Jared <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>�Cisco, 3Com, linksys, and others are about to > lose a lot of > >>�marketshare in wireless because their approach to > wireless is > >>�not really "mobile." They designed their access > points to happily > >>�talk with a person sitting with a laptop, but do > NOT handle > >>�a person walking around with a PDA, roaming from > access > >>�point to access point. > >� > >This would require some pretty serious work on the > client end as well, and I > >haven't seen any evidence that the Linux wireless > drivers could handle it. > > > >You're essentially talking about a cellular > network, and you'd need some of > >the same protocols. > > Correct. There are two improvements than can be > made: one is > improving the inter-access-point communication, and > the other > is to improve the access-point-pda communication. > Either will > be a good improvement over the current protocols. So > both, > which is what Symbol is doing, are a GREAT > improvement. > > Yes, it is basically the same as the cell network; I > understand > Sprint is still struggling with the fact that their > early cell towers > don't talk to each other as nicely as newer cell > technology. > > -Jared > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com
