Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:57158 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751535AbXC3KvZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:51:25 -0400 Subject: Re: mac80211 vs. hostapd From: Johannes Berg To: Joerg Pommnitz Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <347198.46462.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <347198.46462.qm@web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-/Vfg2wqXC7MtAEPgwY2N" Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:50:33 +0200 Message-Id: <1175251833.19085.19.camel@johannes.berg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-/Vfg2wqXC7MtAEPgwY2N Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 01:37 -0700, Joerg Pommnitz wrote: > The kernel part of the stack does > not include the AP functionality at all. Well, it includes some of the required functionality obviously... > Handling of associated stations is done by hostapd. Is this > correct so far? If I understand you correctly, then yes. > Does "iwconfig wlan0 mode master" have any meaning?=20 It prepares mac80211 to accept hostapd commands on the interface. > How does one create multiple > virtual interfaces (the equivalent of Madwifis wlanconfig command)? Through nl80211 or cfg80211's sysfs. > If so, I could not find a sample configuration for hostapd that provides = a simple, unsecured AP. > I suspect that this is because traditionally hostapd has only been used t= o provide a WPA secured AP. The hostapd config file is well commented. Go read it. johannes --=-/Vfg2wqXC7MtAEPgwY2N Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iD8DBQBGDOt4/ETPhpq3jKURAg6aAJ98LYAsBJJyZ79s3pwhro4sq7FrVACeI/dm I4BqKnosPDMLpp0g71tDY3Y= =zmWz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-/Vfg2wqXC7MtAEPgwY2N--