Return-path: Received: from purkki.adurom.net ([80.68.90.206]:46800 "EHLO purkki.adurom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752612Ab3KLI5t (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:57:49 -0500 From: Kalle Valo To: shankar swaminathan Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [mac80211] hooking all 802.11 packets to user space without conversion References: <87d2m6rqut.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:57:48 +0200 In-Reply-To: (shankar swaminathan's message of "Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:55:03 +0530") Message-ID: <874n7iro8j.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> (sfid-20131112_095752_503618_2206233E) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: shankar swaminathan writes: > No. I am trying to build an AP. Hence, the interface is in AP mode. > Can an interface be put in both AP and Monitor so that i just have one > interface which i can use to get packets in user space in 802.11 > format? With mac80211 you can add a second monitor mode interface: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/modes#Monitor_.28MON.29_mode Never tried that myself, though. -- Kalle Valo