Re: Project Evil APs

From: Doug Rabson (dfr_at_nlsystems.com)
Date: 05/30/04

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    To: wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG (Bill Paul)
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 09:46:23 +0100

    On Sunday 30 May 2004 06:37, Bill Paul wrote:
    > > Is 'mediaopt hostap' supposed to with the Project Evil ndis driver?
    >
    > ...
    >
    > No, not even a little. I can't even believe you asked. HostAP mode
    > requires the ability to send and receive non-data frames in most
    > cases (beacon frames, management frames, etc...). Some NICs have
    > firmware that let you use hostAP features without having to implement
    > all the logic in software. But all Windows 802.11 drivers all pretend
    > to be 802.3 link layer drivers, because Windows doesn't have any
    > 802.11 protocol support. NDIS has no API for doing monitor mode or
    > any hostAP tricks. So no, it's not supported, and it never will be.
    >
    > > I
    > > just acquired a Linksys WMP54G card which appears to use the
    > > Broadcom 43xx chipset. I was originally intending to build a
    > > home-made access point out of the thing but I can't set the hostap
    > > mode.
    > >
    > > Project Evil likes this thing just fine with the drivers that came
    > > in the box and happily sends and receives packets in adhoc mode.
    > > When I try something like 'ifconfig ndis0 mediaopt hostap' I just
    > > get a 'Device not configured' error:
    >
    > <jedi mind trick>
    > You want to use ad-hoc mode. You don't want to bother me with silly
    > questions about hostap mode because it doesn't really let you do
    > anything you can't do with ad-hoc mode anyway. Use IPSec with
    > ad-hoc mode and you'll probably get better security than any
    > access point can give you in the first place.
    > </jedi mind trick>

    Probably. Only if I can get this silly little WinME laptop to do ad-hoc
    as well though. The main reason for doing this is that my AP died and
    my gf wants to use the laptop in the garden :-).

    Interestingly, the inf file lists a registry key named "EnableSoftAP"
    which appears to suggest that support might be possible in windows with
    the right software. Probably involves custom drivers using private
    interfaces with the driver though :-(.

    Any chance of a native driver for the Broadcom 43xx stuff?

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