From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:40016 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752046Ab0D0APs (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:15:48 -0400 Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:12:33 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Felix Fietkau Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, johannes@sipsolutions.net Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] cfg80211: add ap isolation support Message-ID: <20100427001233.GB2079@tuxdriver.com> References: <1272324216-73349-1-git-send-email-nbd@openwrt.org> <20100426232332.GA2079@tuxdriver.com> <4BD621FA.1000405@openwrt.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 In-Reply-To: <4BD621FA.1000405@openwrt.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 01:30:02AM +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote: > On 2010-04-27 1:23 AM, John W. Linville wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 01:23:35AM +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote: > >> This is used to configure APs to not bridge traffic between connected stations. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau > > > > Is this useful? > Yes, if you have an AP with lots of users that aren't expected to > communicate with each other (e.g. only for internet access), it can save > a lot of airtime by not forwarding every broadcast message emitted from > any station. > I'm sure there are a more situations where this can be useful. Ah, OK -- I suppose that makes sense. John -- John W. Linville                Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com                  might be all we have.  Be ready.