[kismac] Re: KisMAC Maintenance

  • From: Kevin Bringard <comandercool@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:43:50 -0800

I think there are 12... with 8 being "indoor channels" and the other 4 being
"point to point"

The wikipedia page has some good info on it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11

-- Kevin

On 1/27/06, themacuser <themacuser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yeah. We're waiting for someone to actually get one.802.11a scanning would
> be cool as well. How many 802.11a channels are there? I've never used it.
> On 28/01/2006, at 10:08 AM, Kevin Bringard wrote:
>
> > Oh, and another thing that may or may not be of interest to us now - the
>
> > MacBookPro (and intel iMac) have a > different wireless chipset. This
> > apparently supports 802.11a as I hear...
>
> Word on the street is they are using the Intel Pro Wireless chipset, which
> if I recall already has linux drivers... so it shouldn't be *too* awfully
> hard to port them over.
>
> From http://labs.pcw.co.uk/2006/01/apple_unviels_d.html:
>
> FYI - The laptops are Centrino Duo - they support 802.11a/b/g and use the
> Intel PRO/Wireless chipset.
>
> -- Kevin
>
> PS. Good work so far everyone, the few issues are nothing int he face of
> what can now be done... plus it helps to keep the script kiddies from just
> pwning networks ;-)
>
>
>

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