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From: Vladislav Kurz <vladislav.kurz@webstep.net>
To: netfilter@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 802.11: Managed- and AdHoc-mode at the same time
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:21:03 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200809041321.03307.vladislav.kurz@webstep.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48BFC341.7060803@trash.net>

On Thursday 04 of September 2008, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Volker Poplawski wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > this is probably the wrong list to ask, but anyway
> >
> > Is it possible to run a wireless interface in both managed and adhoc mode
> > at the same time?
> >
> > I.e. be connected to a access-point and at same time to one or more hosts
> > in adhoc mode.
> >
> > (is it technical possible at all?? Does linux support it?)
>
> I think its possible to add virtual interfaces and have them
> configured to different modes using iw [1], but I'm not sure.
> Someone on linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org can probably tell
> you more.
>
> [1] http://git.sipsolutions.net/iw.git

It depends on wireless driver. IIRC madwifi (atheros chipset) can do that, but 
I'm not so sure about others. Ask your wifi driver developers and users.

-- 
Regards
        Vladislav Kurz

  reply	other threads:[~2008-09-04 11:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-09-04 10:35 802.11: Managed- and AdHoc-mode at the same time Volker Poplawski
2008-09-04 11:15 ` Patrick McHardy
2008-09-04 11:21   ` Vladislav Kurz [this message]
2008-09-04 13:23     ` Volker Poplawski

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