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Subject: Re: [patch] d80211: use pfifo_qdisc_ops rather
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Subject: RE: [patch] d80211: use
On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 11:29:33AM -0800, Simon Barber wrote:
I should elaborate - if 802.11 is made into a real protocol - then raw
packet capture works correctly on the master device. (raw sockets opened
on the device see all frames before they are passed to the protocol).
This is the right
On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 11:23 -0800, Simon Barber wrote:
I would
think the master device is the perfect place to do packet capture,
Sort of. Since it'll be an 802.11 protocol thing, you won't be getting
any signal strength information etc. You really do need that.
and
raw packet transmission.