Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
On Tuesday 14 August 2001 10:27, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] David Scheidt writes: : :I was thinking about porting netbsd's if_strip driver (the driver for : : the metricom ricochet radios--allows you to use these radios as nodes : : in a WLAN). Before I do this, I thought I should first check to see if : : anyone else had already ported it to FreeBSD...? : : Are these useful now that metricom has shut down? Some versions of the metricom modems would allow point to point communications when they weren't on the merticom net. I don't know if this driver is for one of these or not, but it might not be a bad thing to do if so. I'll be there will be a lot of cheap modems on the market soon. Sierra evidentally got stiffed for $10M in inventory of these modems. They should be appearing on the surplus market soon... Exactly. This is the reason for my interest. I have a couple of the new 128Kbs radios (the ricochet GS and GT models) and they have a different MAC address format then the older radios that the if_strip driver was originally written for. The difference is only this: Older radio MAC format: - Newer radio MAC format: XX-- or XXX-- So in addition to porting the basic driver to freebsd, it would be smart to add code to accommodate the newer radios. Oh, and the new radios work in peer-to-peer mode just fine. You can either use them like regular modems and just dial the MAC address of the other modem and establish a ppp link, or they can be used in Starmode (which is what if_strip is for), allowing you to use them like wireless ethernet cards. -- Regards, Devin. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Devin Butterfield writes: : Oh, and the new radios work in peer-to-peer mode just fine. You can either : use them like regular modems and just dial the MAC address of the other modem : and establish a ppp link, or they can be used in Starmode (which is what : if_strip is for), allowing you to use them like wireless ethernet cards. Cool what frequency do the new cards operate at? Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
On Tuesday 14 August 2001 11:39, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Devin Butterfield writes: : Oh, and the new radios work in peer-to-peer mode just fine. You can : either use them like regular modems and just dial the MAC address of the : other modem and establish a ppp link, or they can be used in Starmode : (which is what if_strip is for), allowing you to use them like wireless : ethernet cards. Cool what frequency do the new cards operate at? 902-928MHz. They are Frequency hopping spread spectrum radios, and I think they can do 1 watt max. I've found that I can maintain a link at about 2 blocks away with ping times around 180-200ms (using PPP). I'm sure I could probably get even better range if there weren't any houses or trees in the way. :) -- Regards, Devin. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Devin Butterfield writes: : 902-928MHz. They are Frequency hopping spread spectrum radios, and I think : they can do 1 watt max. I've found that I can maintain a link at about 2 : blocks away with ping times around 180-200ms (using PPP). I'm sure I could : probably get even better range if there weren't any houses or trees in the : way. :) Interesting. I wonder if I could use the 900MHz antennas that I have to increase that range :-). Might give me better resistance to the tree problem I have on my 2.4GHz link now. Warner To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Devin Butterfield wrote: Some All versions of the metricom modems would allow point to point communications when they weren't on the merticom net. I don't know if this driver is for one of these or not, but it might not be a bad thing to do if so. I'll be there will be a lot of cheap modems on the market soon. Sierra evidentally got stiffed for $10M in inventory of these modems. They should be appearing on the surplus market soon... Exactly. This is the reason for my interest. I have a couple of the new 128Kbs radios (the ricochet GS and GT models) and they have a different MAC address format then the older radios that the if_strip driver was originally written for. The difference is only this: Older radio MAC format: - Newer radio MAC format: XX-- or XXX-- So in addition to porting the basic driver to freebsd, it would be smart to add code to accommodate the newer radios. Linux driver changes and formats used are at http://phobos.illtel.denver.co.us/~abelits/metricom/ Oh, and the new radios work in peer-to-peer mode just fine. You can either use them like regular modems and just dial the MAC address of the other modem and establish a ppp link, or they can be used in Starmode (which is what if_strip is for), allowing you to use them like wireless ethernet cards. Exactly. -- Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
if_strip for FreeBSD?
Hi folks, I was thinking about porting netbsd's if_strip driver (the driver for the metricom ricochet radios--allows you to use these radios as nodes in a WLAN). Before I do this, I thought I should first check to see if anyone else had already ported it to FreeBSD...? -- Regards, Devin. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Devin Butterfield wrote: :Hi folks, : :I was thinking about porting netbsd's if_strip driver (the driver for the :metricom ricochet radios--allows you to use these radios as nodes in a WLAN). :Before I do this, I thought I should first check to see if anyone else had :already ported it to FreeBSD...? Are these useful now that metricom has shut down? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bipedalism is only a fad. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
Devin Butterfield wrote: Hi folks, I was thinking about porting netbsd's if_strip driver (the driver for the metricom ricochet radios--allows you to use these radios as nodes in a WLAN). Before I do this, I thought I should first check to see if anyone else had already ported it to FreeBSD...? -- Regards, Devin. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message didn't ricochet go into chapter 11 and sell all their assets yesterday? -- ++ __ _ __ | __--_|\ Julian Elischer | \ U \/ / hard at work in | / \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--x USA\ a very strange | ( OZ)\___ ___ | country ! +- X_.---._/presently in San Francisco \_/ \\ v To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: if_strip for FreeBSD?
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] David Scheidt writes: : :I was thinking about porting netbsd's if_strip driver (the driver for the : :metricom ricochet radios--allows you to use these radios as nodes in a WLAN). : :Before I do this, I thought I should first check to see if anyone else had : :already ported it to FreeBSD...? : : Are these useful now that metricom has shut down? Some versions of the metricom modems would allow point to point communications when they weren't on the merticom net. I don't know if this driver is for one of these or not, but it might not be a bad thing to do if so. I'll be there will be a lot of cheap modems on the market soon. Sierra evidentally got stiffed for $10M in inventory of these modems. They should be appearing on the surplus market soon... Wanrer To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
