From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
To: Kelly Hogan <kshogan@bluemesh.net>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is Multi-Vif (vaps) Different Channel Operation Supported?
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:56:17 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50888021.4050300@candelatech.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5DA0F03B-BA8C-4D9F-A9F1-0841D6774255@bluemesh.net>
On 10/24/2012 04:05 PM, Kelly Hogan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We are utilizing current ath9k and mac80211 and are trying to discern if multi-channel support is possible on different Vifs, on the same phy.
>
> Example:
>
> Two Vifs running as masters, controlled via hostapd
> One Vif running as a Station, controlled by wpa_supplicant
> One Vif running as a mesh vap
>
> We can run all the Vifs fine, but it appears that with shared hostapd/wpa_supplicant control files, that the master Vifs always have to follow the channel that the station is connected to. The mesh vap also seems to require being on the same channel of the station.
>
> Any info on if this is supported, or what order to process creation, channel setting, etc to get them to simultaneously allow different channel support would be helpful, or save us the time of assuming that it can be done if it in fact can't.
It cannot work as far as I know.
Thanks,
Ben
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Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-24 23:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-24 10:13 [PATCH 0/4] multi-channel/interface TX power handling Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 10:13 ` [PATCH 1/4] nl80211: move "can set channel" check Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 10:13 ` [PATCH 2/4] cfg80211: make TX power setting per interface Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 16:27 ` Ben Greear
2012-10-24 17:31 ` Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 17:38 ` Ben Greear
2012-10-24 10:13 ` [PATCH 3/4] mac80211: handle TX power per virtual interface Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 10:13 ` [PATCH 4/4] mac80211_hwsim: print per interface TX power Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 15:40 ` [PATCH 0/4] multi-channel/interface TX power handling Ben Greear
2012-10-24 15:42 ` Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 16:31 ` Ben Greear
2012-10-24 17:30 ` Johannes Berg
2012-10-24 17:39 ` Ben Greear
2012-10-24 23:05 ` Is Multi-Vif (vaps) Different Channel Operation Supported? Kelly Hogan
2012-10-24 23:56 ` Ben Greear [this message]
2012-10-27 8:19 ` Adrian Chadd
2012-10-27 18:19 ` Arend van Spriel
2012-10-28 22:06 ` Adrian Chadd
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