Jiri Benc wrote: > On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:54:10 +0100, Matthias Mueller wrote: > >>while testing the rt2x00 driver, I found the following inconsistency >>(don't know wether this is considered a bug). >>If you already have a netdevice named wlan0, but no corresponding >>wlan0.11 or wlan0ap device, you'll get the following devices while using >>the dscape 802.11 stack: >> >>wlan1, wlan0ap and wlan0.11 >> >>I would have expected wlan1, wlan1ap and wlan1.11. >> >>The following patch fixes this inconsistency, but I'm not sure about the >>side effects this patch could have. > > > It won't work if you already have wlan1ap device.
Ok, missed that one. Probably not easy to fix it, so that ne numbering is consistent. > The correct solution is to get rid of wlan0ap and wlan0 devices - they > are not necessary when the stack is a part of the kernel. But it will > take some time - expect first series of patches soon. Good to hear. Playing around with current wlan drivers is a little bit frustrating if you want to use wpa. Hopefully a kernel 802.11 stack will solve this in the long term. Matthias -- Matthias Mueller, Rechenzentrum Universitaet Karlsruhe Netzdienste und Netzwerkmanagement [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: +49 721 608-8593 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
