On 06/03/2014 10:09 PM, Kanhu Rauta wrote: > Thanks Adrian, > > I can offload the crypto to software with options nohwcrypto=1. I have very > little hands on with the ath9k driver and looking first time at the firmware. > If is there pointers on which files needs to be modified then will go and > explore that more. > > Also need one more suggestion, My requirement is creating virtual > stations(around 32 stations) and associating with an AP, do you know if any > other vendor(realtek,broadcom, etc . . .) has this kind of capability.
Only Atheros NICs can do this as far as I know. Can you just use something like the WPEA-127N NIC? It can do 200+ stations.... Thanks, Ben > > > Thanks a lot again..... > > With Regards, > Kanhu > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Adrian Chadd <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > The AR9271 doesn't have enough memory to support that many clients. It > keeps some client state in memory in the AR9271. Fixing that requires > quite a bit of firmware and ath9k_htc work. > > The AR9271 and AR9285 have a smaller keycache, I think it's only 16 or > 32 slots. It's certainly not 128 slots. So you wouldn't be able to do > hardware encryption with that many peers. > > > -a > > On 3 June 2014 03:34, Kanhu Rauta <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The latest Atheros driver for AR9271 chipset, it seems the driver is > > hardcoded to limit the virtual interfaces to two! > > > > The previous USB driver for AR9170 chipset (carl9170) has the > capability to > > create/use > 128 interfaces > > > > i can see the commits on this regard i.e > > (http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=134971207706144&w=2) > > > > i need to simulate more clients(like 32) on the AR9271 chipset. Is > there any > > way that i can trick the ath9k code/firmware and get it done. or is > there > > any limitation from the HW/firmware that the no. of interface reduced > to 2 ? > > > > I have tried to increase the interface limit to 8 in file htc_drv_init > but > > it does not help. when i make the 4th interface up the command hangs > and non > > of the interface related commands works(ifconfig,ip,iw etc) > > > > Thanks in advance !!! > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > [root@localhost logs]#iw list > > > > valid interface combinations: > > * #{ managed, P2P-client } <= 2, #{ AP, mesh point, P2P-GO > } <= > > 2, > > total <= 2, #channels <= 1 > > > > [root@localhost logs]# lsusb > > Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 > 802.11n > > > > [root@localhost logs]# lsmod | grep 80211 > > mac80211 510326 1 ath9k_htc <<< > > cfg80211 400375 3 ath,mac80211,ath9k_htc > > > > > > [root@localhost logs]# modinfo -F firmware ath9k_htc > > htc_9271.fw > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > With Regards, > > Kanhu > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ath9k-devel mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ath9k-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel > -- Ben Greear <[email protected]> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com _______________________________________________ ath9k-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel
