On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 03:37:18PM -0500, Duncan Findlay wrote: > > These drivers are already provided by the pcmcia-source package, aren't > > they? That's where I've always gotten my wireless lan drivers. Is this > > a separate implementation, or a redundant ITP? > > > > I'm note 100% sure. I think the wvlan_cs.o that the pcmcia-source package > includes is meant to support the Luncent based cards. I have heard of > people being able to use PrismII based cards with these drivers, but I have > also heard of people unable to use WEP with them. I use a Cabletron RoamAbout card. I also know people who use Cisco or Orinco cards with the wvlan driver. I'm not sure what chipsets these cards all have, though. > > I'd be interested in knowing if you were able to use WEP with your wireless > lan card and the wvlan_cs driver. WEP provides nothing but a false sense of security and is trivial to crack. I strongly object to providing any drivers solely on the basis that they support WEP. If we need WEP in order to support legacy networks, well, frankly, I'd rather encourage the networks to change. WEP needs to die, as it's an inherently flawed technology. > > Regardless of that, this package also supports the PCI cards and the PC > cards with a PLX-based PCI adaptor. I'm not familiar with this hardware. If it exists, then we should probably support it, but I don't like the idea of providing conflicting wvlan drivers. noah -- _______________________________________________________ | A subversive is anyone who can out-argue their government | Web: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/ | PGP Public Key: http://web.morgul.net/~frodo/mail.html
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