Atheros driver - missing functions?

[olebno]

Hi!

The Atheros driver itself is now in a rather complete and stable state i guess. So it might be time to implement some features needed when operating a WISP

What is the timeframe for supporting the following in the Atheros driver:

1) Intra BSS Relay (enable/disable)

2) ESSID hiding

3) ACL for Atheros driver

Best Regards
Oleb

[tony]

Enhanced features are being included in StarOS v2, which is in development. Some of the new features may leak into the v1.x releases however.

Thanks!

[georgew]

Don't forget WEP...

[tony]

WEP, ACL, Radius ACL, 802.1x, WPA, WDS, DFS, etc. are all on our list (in no specific order).

Thanks!

[lonnie]

IntraBSS relay and ESSID hiding have made into the latest beta. ACL, WEP and static arp are coming within theis next week.

[georgew]

oooOOOooo! Two great features coming soon! Just in time! I've decided to try to deploy a new area with atheros "g" with some "a" backhauls. I was (am) gambling that wep would come along in time. I figure I can use pptp temporarily as needed... but I really want wep before I go into heavy production.

I've decided to spend the money on the rflinx 200mw g amps, they seem to make g feel as good or better than b at 200mw unamped. The extra sensitivity of the amp pays off, at least it seems to. I'll know more after we have some real customers deployed, and I do some "real world" tests. The amps boost the cost a bit, but not too bad.

[gueswhoiam]

What CPE are you going to use with the G stuff George?

[MerTech_Wes]

I would also be interested in knowing what kind of CPE you will be using for 802.11g..

[georgew]

After playing with several of the cheap cpe options, I've decided on wrap boards with router on them. The cheap route was too time-consuming to maintain and troubleshoot. The expensive wrap-router route provides for easier to support installations.

In other words, the customers get the same thing I put in my towers, the difference are the antennas.

I'm running with T1's now, but as soon as the path to my office is complete, I hope to have 20megabits of backhaul to my pair of DS3's, giving my broadband customers better burstability than the 3megabit cablemodem service I compete with at $29 per month.

[John Huszar]

Amen George!

Hows the WEP encryption (which the email above in this thread refers to) coming?

John Huszar