On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Alberto Pollastro <a.pollastro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> mac80211 or ath9k does not yet have radar detection support so >> therefore no mac80211 driver will allow you to use any beaconing mode >> (AP | IBSS | Mesh) mode on DFS channels yet. >> >> Note that not all 5 GHz channels require radar detection though so you >> could try using one of the non-DFS channels. Check 'iw list' for that. > > I've checked in regdb (2009.01.30) an it reports that I can use these > frequencies (in Italy): > > country IT: > (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20) > (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20) > (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS > (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS > > I'm not sure, but in Italy the range 5170 - 5250 can be used only > indoor. Are indoor/outdoor channels treated differently by mac80211 > and/or ath9k? Yes, we have indoor and outdoor channel flags. You can supply a patch or provide a reference to the regulatory information you are reading to determine this and we can patch it up. > Regarding 802.11h, is its development for beaconing modes scheduled? I believe this will be worked on but we have no exact schedule. Luis -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
