Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211

[Andrei Emeltchenko <Andrei.Emeltchenko.news@gmail.com>]

Hi Johannes,

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 06:28:09AM -0700, Johannes Berg wrote:
> 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.

Can wpa_supplicant be an AP? I though that functionality is split to
hostap and wpa_supplicant.

Best regards 
Andrei Emeltchenko