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Subject: Re: mac80211_hwsim: packets being transmitted through the monitor
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From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
To:     Ramon Fontes <ramonreisfontes@gmail.com>,
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Date:   Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:16:11 +0200
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On Thu, 2019-09-26 at 22:54 -0300, Ramon Fontes wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've noticed that packets transmitted between two clients connected to
> a hostapd AP are also transmitted (injected) through the monitor
> interface. Is this expected behavior? 

You mean on 'hwsim0'? That interface is just for monitoring what's
happening on the 'virtual air', so yes.

> I can easily modify such
> behavior by changing mac80211_hwsim, but it works only with hwsim0. On
> the other hand, if I create a monitor interface via iw it doesn't
> work.

The two are completely different/unrelated things.

johannes