[Commotion-dev] convincing google to support ad-hoc mode

[Jeremy Lakeman]

You might be thinking about Wifi Direct.
This has previously been touted as a replacement for adhoc networking,
even though it doesn't support any kind of mesh routing.
Plus the sdk interface is similar to bluetooth pairing, setting up a
network always requires user intervention.

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Alexander Chemeris
<alexander.chemeris at gmail.com> wrote:
> I heard that this mode on Android will support only a very specific
> protocol (don't recall its name) and will not be able to support
> something like olsr without rooting. Do you know whether they have
> changed their mind and plan to make something more universal?
>
> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner
> <hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:
>>
>> There are some internal rumblings in Google about making Android support Ad-hoc mode natively.  I think we should support this effort as much as possible, since it'll make mesh on Android work a lot easier.  One concern in Google is whether the hardware universally supports ad-hoc mode, or whether Android would have to make special cases for the hardware that does not support ad-hoc mode.
>>
>> As far as I know, all wifi hardware that would be included in an Android phone will support ad-hoc mode.  Anyone have any info on this, whether contradicting or supporting this claim?
>>
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