From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.38.182]:46440 "HELO web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1754847AbXGBNiB convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:38:01 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 06:38:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Joerg Pommnitz Subject: AW: [WIP] mac80211: kill mgmt interface To: "Cohen, Guy" , Jiri Benc Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Johannes Berg MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Message-ID: <394827.41199.qm@web51403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: And, just from reading the documentation, it seems to be supported by M= adWifi for Atheros based devices: http://madwifi.org/wiki/ngFeatures and note the "To create APs which share a single MAC address, use the -= bssid flag when creating the VAPs:" remark. Even if no current mac80211 driver supports this feature, the API must = not prevent this in the future. -- =20 Regards Joerg ----- Urspr=FCngliche Mail ---- Von: "Cohen, Guy" An: Jiri Benc ; Joerg Pommnitz CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Johannes Berg Gesendet: Sonntag, den 1. Juli 2007, 03:48:06 Uhr Betreff: RE: [WIP] mac80211: kill mgmt interface Jiri Benc wrote: > > Can one run multiple MLME (e.g. hostapd) instances to run multiple > virtual master mode interfaces > > for different networks? With different BSSID? >=20 > I don't think that would be ever possible when using monitor > interfaces. >=20 > On the other hand, it doesn't make much sense to support that. The > interfaces are not completely independent, e.g. you cannot tune to > different channels on different virtual interfaces. Therefore, at least > a minimal knowledge about virtual interfaces would be needed in more > complicated user space MLMEs. This is a required feature for Access Points (multiple BSSID). __________________________________ BE A BETTER MEDIZINMANN: Jetz= t Frage stellen und einen von 44 iPods gewinnen! www.yahoo.de/clever - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireles= s" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html