Re: atheros frecuencies limited

Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net wrote:
> Evren Yurtesen wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Sam Leffler wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday 05 October 2004 09:08 am, M. Warner Losh wrote:
>>>
>>>> In message: <416313F0.2000508_at_ispro.net.tr>
>>>>
>>>>            Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen_at_ispro.net.tr> writes:
>>>> : For one thing, why shouldnt FreeBSD able to do that?
>>>>
>>>> Because the HAL layer is a binary glob.
>>>>
>>>> : The other thing is that I thought atheros doesnt have firmware and 
>>>> the
>>>> : driver handles the regulatory domain settings. Thats why atheros 
>>>> is not
>>>> : giving out the source code for their drivers (I think there was such
>>>> : problem)
>>>>
>>>> The driver handles the regulatory domain, but it always uses what is
>>>> in the falsh on the part.
>>>>
>>>> : Anyhow. I am not a pro in this so I better shut up :) But it is 
>>>> possible
>>>> : to enable all the channels etc. available in atheros chip from the
>>>> : driver. At least StarOS is able to do it so...
>>>>
>>>> I'm hoping that ath driver author would reply.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And I was hoping the "ath driver author" could stay out of this topic 
>>> because it has been discussed repeatedly.
>>>
>>> The issue is that the ath driver supports ap operation.  As such you 
>>> are not permitted to change the regulatory domain from what is set in 
>>> the eeprom to insure compliance with local regulatory agencies.  
>>> Drivers that let you set the regulatory domain--that I know 
>>> about--support only station operation so this is not an issue (e.g. 
>>> you are not normally broadcasting beacons).  I have considered ways 
>>> to support ap and non-ap operation in a single driver and still allow 
>>> the regulatory domain to be changed but haven't implemented them.
>>>
>>>     Sam
>>
>>
>>
>> That can't be true. There is at least StarOS product which can work as 
>> an AP and can support every channel. Even the ones which is not in any 
>> regulatory domain (I think?!)
>>
>> Actually as a matter of fact I have few Senao APs which has Atheros 
>> minipci cards inside and they also allow regulatory domain setting so 
>> that some channels become activated and some are disabled etc. 
>> depending on the domain you choose.
>>
>> http://www.staros.com/downloads.php
>> ------------
>> New: Special country code '##' can be used to unlock all channels 
>> supported by the Atheros hardware (2312-2732, 4920-6100). It is up to 
>> the end user to ensure they stay within their region's regulatory 
>> channel ranges.
>> ------------
>>
>> Evren
>>
>>
> You right, another OS is Mikrotik which is linux base, support all the 
> frecuencies
> 

Actually I was gonna write about MikroTik but thats not true. I also use 
MikroTik and it doesnt support all the frequencies. It doesnt even have 
country selection. I think StarOS is able to unlock the cards somehow. 
But MikroTik shows only the frequencies that the card can support. For 
example in MikroTik, I am not able to use channel 14 of 802.11b but in 
StarOS its visible with the same card. I never tried if it works though.

Evren