#2136: Drive HAL in HOSTAP mode for an IBSS VAP -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Type: enhancement Status: new | Priority: major Component: madwifi: HAL | Version: trunk Keywords: | Patch_attached: 1 Pending: 0 | -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- As discussed on madwifi-devel, here's an enhancement for IBSS mode in large mesh networks. To be careful, this adds the hostap_for_ibss kernel module parameter which defaults to DISBABLED. Because it's not clear whether the madwifi project continues on the OpenWrt/Kamikaze level or by using current trunk, I provide two different patches for both. Please also include #2128, which otherwise triggers an oops in trunk.
signed-off-by: sven-ola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Driving the HAL in IBSS sometimes adapts the TSF and other timing registers from received beacons/probes. If that happens, expected TX interrupts may not occur until next reset. Which triggers the "lost beacon" tasklet. Resulting effectively in not sending packets for minutes. Because that only happens in large mesh networks, this mode needs to be activated by a kernel module parameter: hostap_for_ibss=1. Note that using this mode has side effects. Such as not supressing beacons/probe answers randomly when receiving other node beacons. It's recommended to lower the beacon interval then. When using an IBSS-VAP together with an HOSTAP-VAP, you may also need to re-trigger IBSS beacon generation after creating the HOSTAP-VAP by issueing "iwpriv athX bintval 1000". -- Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/2136> madwifi.org <http://madwifi.org/> Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Madwifi-tickets mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-tickets
