From: Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@nokia.com>
To: "Mark Ryden" <markryde@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, johannes@sipsolutions.net
Subject: Re: Master mode in iw
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:57:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ej1f6ggq.fsf@nokia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <dac45060811130246n41c9983fx2f06f85946b20c1c@mail.gmail.com> (ext Mark Ryden's message of "Thu\, 13 Nov 2008 12\:46\:25 +0200")
Mark Ryden <markryde@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
Hello,
> I have a question about the iw: is it possible to
> set with it an interface to be in master mode ? (as in the case of
> Access Point)
>
> I had git cloned the sources according to the URL from
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/iw; and as far
> as I understand from the code, it is not implemented yet. It will only
> display when an interface is in master mode (but you cannot set to master mode).
>
> I want to verify this point and ask if there is an inhernet reason for
> not implementing this (setting other modes,
> like mesh and monitor, is implemented). Or is it simply on the to-do list ?
You have to use hostapd. See earlier mails in this list for more
information.
--
Kalle Valo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-13 10:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-13 10:46 Master mode in iw Mark Ryden
2008-11-13 10:57 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2008-11-13 11:49 ` Mark Ryden
2008-11-13 11:53 ` Johannes Berg
2008-11-13 11:56 ` Kalle Valo
2008-11-13 12:06 ` Johannes Berg
2008-11-14 8:56 ` Kalle Valo
2008-11-14 13:39 ` Stefanik Gábor
2008-11-14 13:44 ` Michael Buesch
2008-11-14 14:19 ` John W. Linville
2008-11-14 14:35 ` Stefanik Gábor
2008-11-14 14:41 ` Michael Buesch
2008-11-14 21:56 ` Johannes Berg
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