Return-path: Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3]:45027 "EHLO vms173003pub.verizon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752176AbYDOVBj (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:39 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.4] ([71.191.33.184]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JZD00K7JWXJSM01@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:58:32 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:23 -0400 From: Dad Subject: Re: mac80211 question In-reply-to: <200804151521.33963.mb@bu3sch.de> To: Michael Buesch Cc: Dan Williams , linux-wireless Message-id: <480517A3.6070001@verizon.net> (sfid-20080415_220144_275887_FD9276C1) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <48037A8E.5050200@verizon.net> <1208188488.31015.34.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4804A9F7.1030507@verizon.net> <200804151521.33963.mb@bu3sch.de> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Thanks Michael, I'll give that a try. > On Tuesday 15 April 2008 15:13:27 Dad wrote: > >> Our tech support people use it - to distinguish which wireless is for >> which work group. >> You see, we have servers with multiple wireless's and depending on the >> work group and >> location, the nickname aids the tech support people to identify what >> wireless a person is >> using. That is the only reason why we use it. Right now I have created >> code for those IOCTL's, >> so if mac80211 doesn't have it, we can just implement it on our servers. >> > > Why don't you do that wireless-interface to whatever mapping in userspace? > > >