Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:42732 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751546AbYKMLxt (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:53:49 -0500 Subject: Re: Master mode in iw From: Johannes Berg To: Mark Ryden Cc: Kalle Valo , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: (sfid-20081113_124903_288051_86EB6C8C) References: <87ej1f6ggq.fsf@nokia.com> (sfid-20081113_124903_288051_86EB6C8C) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-QI6pIj3xQQn/wYxg5MN0" Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:53:13 +0100 Message-Id: <1226577194.5105.6.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20081113_125354_458690_B135F522) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-QI6pIj3xQQn/wYxg5MN0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 13:49 +0200, Mark Ryden wrote: > Hello, > Thanks for you quick response. > I know that I can set master mode with hostapd. >=20 > My question is - is there something inherent which > prevents implementing it with "iw"? > When comparing to the old set of tools, which includes > iwconifg, > "iwconfig wlan0 mode Master" works on some interfaces. Yes, the interface will do _nothing_ if you don't use hostapd. johannes --=-QI6pIj3xQQn/wYxg5MN0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJJHBUmAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYdUEP/i5vy3n+YmpjmOBbsaJOIueq GS0tUtYoCouGl0SDzqXhCS9w4KL22z6XiQf/CX49GXFEd5aUXQYFyUfQB5Ukcfx+ +5c56Rj0ln4euAiMqdVWCsncvABXoehro//yg8amEtuUKckRNqlElCJ+wfhr4sme K/AG3rRra79drmi2KjQwzG/s8UIg+NVskbqsfnOw2ftl8ZZyUvFozNFo7dcAO7Yq yKid/j2CRhCo4GNEUGkOu8guitWffxg33z+rtJCY7BVFbDqrJGqU/3D+yXjpXKz9 3zaxGr28mEhybIjmyZSEOmczF/YCvRVgXXT13liZdFfIo+M1rpmPQlwNxwpUYqdq WL73Uw1QWx4MvFj5ZYN8vTINe/mkI9BjiH9sh9j6X03HWtk2K33d4Eqwl456qW7+ tDN9a0yAjvXtmH2UiBGmaopppOe7X8te/PNyV1zcyWQXqJpp22rCWJCKsOXDKdyR XxdDXV39FEPYKnm3zDzp1GUc8jlGu6mXMQI0f3RWQgqH2hOTezjR13W7/XBURYb7 VNfORUO+omaikKYsc1zizLjTZG/F3JhbAY1rxT+dHDFpX7vfDf1F6spSslkoN1zD F0v5QxUKcTwrmoeq3auzBKgq+gOM5CI1r47h/8KoCTyeGSxwOlGS13c4huGKJB8K LVNRY6s6LglU3tZVjfio =0g56 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-QI6pIj3xQQn/wYxg5MN0--