Re: ath driver within 5.4-RELEASE

From: Glyn Teb*** (d3c3it-linux_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 08/16/05

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To: Michal Mertl <mime@traveller.cz>

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    Michal Mertl wrote:
    > Glyn Teb*** wrote:
    >
    >>Michal Mertl wrote:
    >>
    >>>I don't know if 5.4 supports 11g but it I know it doesn't support too
    >>>much advanced authentication mechanisms (WPA).
    >>>
    >>>I believe you need not only ath and ath_hal in the kernel config file
    >>>but also wlan and some ath_rate module (one of ath_rate_onoe,
    >>>ath_rate_amrr or ath_rate_sample). The recommended rate module is
    >>>ath_rate_sample.
    >>>
    >>>Why do you compile the modules statically into the kernel? Modules
    >>>should work too.
    >>>
    >>
    >>My other cards on linux dont support WPA yet anyway so I'm using WEP atm
    >>(yes I know its crappy and insecure:()
    >>I'm new to freebsd so im not exactly sure how everything works yet, so
    >>the kernel config builds all the stuff you need into the kernel but
    >>modules for everything else is still compiled?
    >
    >
    > Yes. By default all the modules are always compiled and installed
    > (in /boot/kernel/*.ko).
    >
    >
    >>because on my 6.0-BETA 2 ath module doesn't exists :?
    >>so in theory which module's do I need to load
    >
    >
    > Modules for network cards are called if_$cardname(.ko). So to load
    > ath(4) support you'd issue 'kldload if_ath'. The linker loads whatever
    > other modules are required for function of the module which aren't
    > compiled in or already loaded (so ath would load wlan, ath_rate and
    > ath_hal).
    >
    > Michal
    >
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    Thanks very much Michal, I'll go and try again
    btw I found my error's
    http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-stable/2004-October/009041.html
    yay for mailinglists, ill report back on my experiences :)
    Cheers again

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