#1945: madwifi can't receive an action frame except in a monitor mode
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: v0.9.4
Resolution: | Keywords: action frame
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
I found the problem is the rx queue filter, which is as follow.
{{{
/* Rx Filter Frame Types */
typedef enum {
HAL_RX_FILTER_UCAST = 0x00000001, /* Allow unicast frames */
HAL_RX_FILTER_MCAST = 0x00000002, /* Allow multicast frames
*/
HAL_RX_FILTER_BCAST = 0x00000004, /* Allow broadcast frames
*/
HAL_RX_FILTER_CONTROL = 0x00000008, /* Allow control frames */
HAL_RX_FILTER_BEACON = 0x00000010, /* Allow beacon frames */
HAL_RX_FILTER_PROM = 0x00000020, /* Promiscuous mode */
HAL_RX_FILTER_XRPOLL = 0x00000040, /* Allow XR poll frmae */
HAL_RX_FILTER_PROBEREQ = 0x00000080, /* Allow probe request
frames */
HAL_RX_FILTER_PHYERR = 0x00000100, /* Allow phy errors */
HAL_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR = 0x00000200, /* Allow phy radar
errors*/
} HAL_RX_FILTER;
}}}
In madwifi master mode, it only receive the HAL_RX_FILTER_UCAST |
HAL_RX_FILTER_BCAST | HAL_RX_FILTER_MCAST | HAL_RX_FILTER_PROBEREQ |
HAL_RX_FILTER_PHYERR.
In madwifi monitor mode, it also receive the HAL_RX_FILTER_CONTROL |
HAL_RX_FILTER_BEACON | HAL_RX_FILTER_PROM
The multiple virtual interface share the same filter setted by
ath_hal_setrxfilter.
The action frame is received in HAL_RX_FILTER_PROM.
So now my question is whether there is more accurate filter from
management frame for hal. Or we have to use the ath5k with open_hal.
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Ticket URL: <https://madwifi.org/ticket/1945#comment:2>
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