On Sat, 2012-05-19 at 10:26 +0200, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 3.2.17-1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream
>
> Dear Debian folks,
>
>
> the `brcmsmac` [1] module does not support IBSS [2] needed to create
> ad-hoc networks [3][4][5].
>
> This prevents for example using shared WLAN connections from smart
> phones.
[...]
That depends on the phone - my phone running CyanogenMod 7.1 (Android
2.3) shares in infrastructure (AP) mode, not IBSS.
Anyway, I agree this should be fixed but it's already on the to-do list
at <http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211> and there's
nothing we can reasonably do about it in Debian.
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings
Experience is directly proportional to the value of equipment destroyed.
- Carolyn Scheppner
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