Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:19:38 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Are 802.11s and "classical" AP compatible? Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmom=1%2BHvM8KpsfOqYmjpPERK8nhZFd%2BnxnS2nMeO2kz6mg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <19510652834.20130228141147@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <1297065968.20130228140324@serebryakov.spb.ru> <CAJ-VmomhB9g-BM%2Bzq8v4bk5ioBWZyHTFZu_fr3jMUOPT4rNGuA@mail.gmail.com> <19510652834.20130228141147@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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On 28 February 2013 02:11, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hello, Adrian. > You wrote 28 =C6=C5=D7=D2=C1=CC=D1 2013 =C7., 14:04:41: > > AC> not yet, sorry. > Is it limitation of FreeBSD's drivers or "universal" one? Friend of > my have some ideas about such gateway, but he could use Linux-based > "firmaware" (OpenWRT-based, really) as well. Do you know if Linux > supports such mode? You can hack around it to make it work, but the basic problem is the Atheros MAC only supports one mode at a time - AP or STA or IBSS. When doing mesh you want to synchonise TSF different to when you're in STA = mode. The Linux guys have ath9k doing AP+mesh and STA+mesh, for various values of "works". I haven't personally tried it but I've heard reports that it does work. Again, for various values of "work". :-) You could give it a try and spend the extra time making all of the 802.11s quirks work; then figure out what other quirky behaviour happens when you're also in AP or STA mode. I don't have the time to sit down and solve whatever issues do creep up when doing mesh + other VAPs, sorry. Adrian
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