From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Andrei Emeltchenko <Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com>,
Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>,
linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:28:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F9012E9.1040409@sipsolutions.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120419063558.GA16002@aemeltch-MOBL1>
On 4/18/2012 11:36 PM, Andrei Emeltchenko wrote:
>>>> No, this is incorrect. If one device wants to connect on one
>>>> channel, the other typically has to use the same channel. If one
>>>> device wants to scan, the other will be affected. Some hardware may
>>>> support switching around between two channels, but might also
>>>> support more than 2 virtual interfaces, so again they won't be
>>>> independent.
>>>
>>> BTW: which devices can switch channels?
>>
>> None today, I'm working on it.
>
> If this is not possible how people setup wireless hotspot using virtual
> interfaces and run wpa_supplicant and hostapd on each separately.
> Like here:
>
> http://linuxalfi.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/connectify-for-linux-with-single-wireless-interface/
Of course it's possible. Are you deliberately misunderstanding me?
You cannot use more than one channel today. We are changing that. To do
good channel management, rather than hard-coding it in your config, you
want to run a single wpa_s controlling all interfaces.
johannes
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-04-19 13:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-04-10 12:11 [RFCv1] Draft Software/Virtual AMP80211 Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-10 12:11 ` [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211 Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-10 12:26 ` Julian Calaby
2012-04-10 12:47 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-10 16:39 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-10 21:17 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-10 21:20 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-10 21:24 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-11 7:11 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 2:03 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 12:15 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 14:38 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 14:52 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 15:09 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 15:39 ` Mat Martineau
2012-04-19 6:36 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-19 13:28 ` Johannes Berg [this message]
2012-04-19 13:39 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-19 14:21 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-10 21:29 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-11 7:05 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 2:07 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 11:20 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 11:51 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 12:10 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 12:15 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 12:33 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 13:11 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 13:22 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 14:29 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 15:02 ` Andrei Emeltchenko
2012-04-18 14:34 ` Johannes Berg
2012-04-18 14:56 ` Marcel Holtmann
2012-04-18 14:30 ` Johannes Berg
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