Under madwifi (not sure if it was madwifi-ng or ye olde one that I used)
it can be used in master mode with multiple virtual access-points. For
example, one could have separate WEP & open networks on the same
wireless card; these were presented as different interfaces (wifi0,
wifi1, wifi...) so they could be firewalled appropriately.
This card is sitting here ready for when I rebuild the server (in my
Copious Free Time, obviously).
Can anyone tell me if the ath5k drivers support virtual APs in this way?
It is VERY useful.
Last time I checked, ath5k did not support master mode, but the managed mode is
very good (or better than madwifi-ng) and they fixed a lot of concept problems
dealing with the creation/destruction of virtual interfaces (or so I was told).
BTW, you can set multiple APs (wlan0, wlan1, etc) with madwifi-ng, but
everything is locked by the hardware interface (wifi0)... or by everything, I
mean all your virtual stuff will have to operate under the same radio frequency
(set on the hardware, in wifi0).
Simon
