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List:       opensolaris-laptop-discuss
Subject:    Re: [laptop-discuss] Create a peer-to-peer wireless network on
From:       James Cornell <sparcdr () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-10-31 18:07:23
Message-ID: 490B495B.9020405 () gmail ! com
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Ken OKABE wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Basically, I'm trying to connect my iPhone(iPodTouch) to my laptop(Thinkpad X61 \
> tablet) not via wireless-router but peer-to-peer connection. 
> Looking at 'Touchpad Pro' website, the proccess is relatively easiy  on MacOSX or \
> Windows with GUI. 
> Connecting to your Laptop without a Wireless Router
> 1)  Create a peer-to-peer wireless network on your laptop
> http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=ddd7833k_14g27h2xfk
> 
> 
> So, my question is, how to create a peer to peer wireless network on my laptop with \
> opensolaris. 
> Please give me advices. Thanks.
> 
> Ken
> 
Wouldn't that be hostapd or something equivalent bridging
(aggregating/bonding) to an adapter?  If so support is limited.  It
would be done with dladm (With GLDv3 compliant driver) but I don't think
the support for creating access points (Infrastructure or AdHoc) is there.

James
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