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RE: [PATCH 1/2] wl1271: Prevent ad-hoc and active scanning on 11a DFS frequencies

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Juuso,

> -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I know it's a bit late but:
> > Doesn't the fact that your referring here to 1271, which is support
> 2.4Ghz device only matter here to anyone?
> > Correct me if I'm wrong here but radar detection was meant only for
> 5.0Ghz device types.
> > Should this patch should be done on 1273 device type or a change in
> the naming convention should be applied here.
> 
> Yes, you are correct in the fact the naming here is wrong. I used it,
> because for legacy reasons, the driver was still called wl1271 at the
> time I wrote the patch. Although the driver was named "wl1271" it is
> still intended to drive also the wl1273.
> 
> Recently, work has been ongoing to change this naming. The wl1271
> driver
> was renamed to wl12xx to better reflect reality, as you have possibly
> noted.
> 
> -Juuso
> 
> >

Yeah just saw it, after I've posted the email :-)

Yet another question on this topic,
Ad-Hoc was designed originally for B mode only. Some companies extended it to G also. 
Do we have MAC802.11 support for Ad-Hoc on 11a channels these days?

Benzy
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