# Re: \[RFC\] Alternate WE-21 support (core API)

- From: Johannes Berg \<johannes@sipsolutions.net\>
- Date: 2006-09-11 09:07:57 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2006/09/10765084
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2006/08/10764483/t.md

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On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 09:13 -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> And I don't believe nl80211 will address legacy
> driver and non-802.11 hardware.

It'd help if you'd tell me what in WE specifically addresses non-802.11
legacy hardware. I don't really see anything that is completely
orthogonal.

johannes
```