On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 07:21:13PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all - 
> 
> - If two stations set their NIC to ad hoc mode and set
> their SSID to identical values, when they come into
> signal range, how does the negotiation/association
> process work?  Meaning, doesn't one of the stations
> have to act as the "host"?  

There is no master/slave relationship. One station should adopt the
other's BSSID according to the WECA standard for "IBSS coalescence". It
appears that a lot of devices (or their drivers) do not get this right.

> - Are they each "beaconing" the same SSID?  

Yes.

Dave

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