Re: iw: NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT not defined

[ael <law_ence.dev@ntlworld.com>]

Johannes Berg wrote:
>> interface.c: In function 'get_if_type':
>> interface.c:50: error: 'NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT' undeclared (first use
>> in this function)
>>
>> I guess that this should be defined in /usr/include/linux/nl80211.h but
>> it is not present there nor in nl80211.h in kernel 2.6.25.1 which I have
>> installed.
> 
> You'll need the header from the wireless-testing git tree, if you really
> want iw.
> 
>> I am just trying to get a usb-wifi device running with 2.6.25.x where
>> the driver has moved to mac80211. iwconfig appears to work no longer and
>> I found documentation to the effect that iw was required instead. Hence
>> my attempts to compile it.
> 
> iwconfig will definitely work, in fact, iw right now has totally
> orthogonal functionality.

Thanks very much for the reply. I conclude then that the problems that I
am having are more likely to be with the driver (zd1211rw) or some
configuration that needs changing to match the new version. I will
investigate further and probably report to the zd1211 list if that is
really the problem.

A Lawrence