Return-path: Received: from mail-qg0-f41.google.com ([209.85.192.41]:40901 "EHLO mail-qg0-f41.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750874AbaESJBO (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 May 2014 05:01:14 -0400 Received: by mail-qg0-f41.google.com with SMTP id j5so8308549qga.14 for ; Mon, 19 May 2014 02:01:13 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Henning Rogge Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 11:00:53 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20140519_110117_964271_2D3A84FB) Subject: 802.11s mode without HWMP To: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, I would be interested in running the 802.11s mode of the linux wifi stack without the mesh switching protocol. 802.11s with its 6-address frame format could be a great improvement over IBSS mode because it allows to attach the local wifi card to a bridge. We are using Layer-3 routing for establishing the mesh, so HWMP would just interfere with out usecase. Is there an easy way to stop HWMP in the 802.11s implementation? This would restrict unicast and multicast communication to just direct connections like IBSS mode. Henning Rogge