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
> 
> 
> 


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