On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Info[at]Giuppi <info@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hin-Tak Leung ha scritto: >> >> I am not familiar with aircrack-ng, but I believe it can be used with >> a modified version of the vendor rtl8187 driver, (and the aircrack-ng >> people hosts a modified version of the vendor driver on their web >> site). I have not actually looked at their modification so I have no >> idea what modification is required for aircrack-ng to work well, but I >> believe *some* adaptation is required? > RTL8187B has no official linux support by the vendor. The driver > you're referencing to has been adapted by one guy and "works" for old > kernel versions only. > I'm very happy with this new rtl8187. The problem in not related to > the aircrack-ng software. I'm just saying I think there's something > wrong with WEP networks in monitor mode. Using a tool from the suite > to scan local wireless networks I've found out that strange behaviour > only with WEPs. You are somewhat wrong about Realtek's position - I am speaking as one of the 3 current maintainers of the new rtl8187 code, by the way, if you didn't know that... - Realtek staff have been quite co-operative, and while the vendor driver is behind and have some other issues, they have regular releases through OEM channels. (there is also a chance that the "one guy" you refer to is me - at least 3 people had tried to port the vendor driver forward). >> On a different issue - I think such adaptation are frown upon and will >> not make it into the standard kernel, due to its nature of typical >> usage in a controversal scenario. Maybe other wireless dev people, >> especially Herton and Larry, can advise. > As far as I know there are no adaptations needed. Wanted or not, it > already works in those "controversal scenario". > The rt73usb driver comes from the same compat-wireless package and it > hasn't that problem, for example. The rtl8187 driver itself works > great for networks other than WEP. > > Thanks very much for your reply, I hope some of the devs can take the > time to check if I'm wrong. According to http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=rtl8187 , two small patches are recommended. vs the vendor driver, which needs one rather big patch: http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=r8187 The fragmentation patch applies to both rtl8187 anf rt73usb, but the injection patch is rtl8187-specific. If the latter works better for you and have no detrimental effect on "normal" usage, we can consider putting it in. (it looks a bit wrong though) -- 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
