Re: "Create Network..." Ad-Hoc vs. Master

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 17:21 +0000, j bootlab org wrote:
> > Mainly because I wasn't sure what other implementations of Ad-Hoc mode
> > did for this.  It appears that OS X sets the card to use DHCP when you
> > use "Create Network..." option in the AirPort menu, but its unclear to
> > me how the thing gets an IP address then.
> OS X does not use Ad-Hoc mode for "Create Network...", but Master
> mode(computer acts as access point).

On the contrary, creating a network from a PowerBook and using 'iwlist
<dev> scan' on a Linux box detects that OS X created network as an Ad-
Hoc network...  At least with 10.3 on a 17" that I just tried.

Dan