Below patch allows using iw_mode auto with softmac. bcm43xx forces managed so this bug wasn't noticed earlier, but this was one of the problems why zd1211 didn't work earlier.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- wireless-2.6.orig/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_io.c 2006-04-11 10:09:53.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-2.6/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_io.c 2006-04-11 10:21:47.882234231 +0200 @@ -180,9 +180,21 @@ ieee80211softmac_hdr_3addr(mac, &((*pkt)->header), IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ, net->bssid, net->bssid); /* Fill in capability Info */ - (*pkt)->capability = (mac->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MASTER) || (mac->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_INFRA) ? - cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS) : - cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS); + switch (mac->ieee->iw_mode) { + case IW_MODE_INFRA: + (*pkt)->capability = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS); + break; + case IW_MODE_ADHOC: + (*pkt)->capability = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS); + break; + case IW_MODE_AUTO: + (*pkt)->capability = net->capabilities & (WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS|WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS); + break; + default: + /* bleh. we don't ever go to these modes */ + printk(KERN_ERR PFX "invalid iw_mode!\n"); + break; + } /* Need to add this (*pkt)->capability |= mac->ieee->short_slot ? cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME) : 0; -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html