From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To: Joerg Pommnitz <pommnitz@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: mac80211 vs. hostapd
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:50:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1175251833.19085.19.camel@johannes.berg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <347198.46462.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 01:37 -0700, Joerg Pommnitz wrote:
> The kernel part of the stack does
> not include the AP functionality at all.
Well, it includes some of the required functionality obviously...
> Handling of associated stations is done by hostapd. Is this
> correct so far?
If I understand you correctly, then yes.
> Does "iwconfig wlan0 mode master" have any meaning?
It prepares mac80211 to accept hostapd commands on the interface.
> How does one create multiple
> virtual interfaces (the equivalent of Madwifis wlanconfig command)?
Through nl80211 or cfg80211's sysfs.
> If so, I could not find a sample configuration for hostapd that provides a simple, unsecured AP.
> I suspect that this is because traditionally hostapd has only been used to provide a WPA secured AP.
The hostapd config file is well commented. Go read it.
johannes
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2007-03-30 8:37 mac80211 vs. hostapd Joerg Pommnitz
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