Return-path: Received: from nbd.name ([46.4.11.11]:46706 "EHLO nbd.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751600Ab1EaTjT (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 May 2011 15:39:19 -0400 Message-ID: <4DE543E2.9070600@openwrt.org> (sfid-20110531_213922_628813_09D79765) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 21:39:14 +0200 From: Felix Fietkau MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linville@tuxdriver.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] mac80211: create a STA entry for a WDS interface after receiving a beacon References: <1306869394-83047-1-git-send-email-nbd@openwrt.org> <1306869394-83047-2-git-send-email-nbd@openwrt.org> <1306870354.29989.1.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> In-Reply-To: <1306870354.29989.1.camel@jlt3.sipsolutions.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 2011-05-31 9:32 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 21:16 +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote: >> When a STA entry is created too early, a lot of essential information >> required for rate control is missing. > > I don't understand how you can rely on beacons for WDS. You usually set up WDS links between APs on the same channel, each running both a normal AP vif and a WDS vif. The remote AP's beacons are then used to detect the capabilities of the peer. - Felix