[Wylug-help] peer to peer wifi programming

[Yiannis Gatsoulis]

gARetH baBB wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, simon wrote:
>
>   
>> Yes your understanding on ad-hoc networks is correct, they agree that
>> one will act as a master. When this one moves out of range, the
>> remaining renegoiate for the role.
>>     
>
> No they don't, it's entirely a simple shared network - there is no 
> "master".
>   
Sorry for second post, but just show your email. Thanks Garreth I had a 
feeling I am getting something wrong :D as I haven't really made it work 
so far..... The other email has the details that I can provide....
> One peer will start sending beacons, but other peers eventually do too 
> given their turn (they wait a random delay and if there hasn't been a 
> beacon that peer decides to have a turn) - no one peer is responsible or 
> negoiates for a "master" role.
>
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