From: "Arend van Spriel" <arend@broadcom.com>
To: "Hao Han" <hhanwm@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [DEV] modify 802.11 header on BCM4329
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:37:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E5CAF48.6030205@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGwCZhrVBr-Kit7h01z_1ME7xdz_yQ+BpV33+deGYA86QSS58g@mail.gmail.com>
On 08/30/2011 09:07 AM, Hao Han wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I try to modify 802.11 header of tramsitted packets, especially
> management frames such as beacons. When the wireless interface works
> in master mode (enabled by new firmware named fw_bcm4329_apsta.bin), I
> do monitor beacons on air. However, I cannot find the place through
> the driver where these beacons are generated and transmitted. Is that
> in firmware?
>
> My goal is to modify the value of some exsiting field and add new
> fields in beacon. If anyone has such experience, please let me know.
> Any feedback would be extremely appreciated :)
>
> Best,
> Hao
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Hi Hao,
Your guess is right. bcm4329 has most of the stack functionality in
firmware.
Gr. AvS
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2011-08-30 7:07 [DEV] modify 802.11 header on BCM4329 Hao Han
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