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Date:      Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:41:16 +0200
From:      "Cedric GROSS" <cg@cgross.info>
To:        "'Adrian Chadd'" <adrian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: [iwn]Review Split 6
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> De=A0: adrian.chadd@gmail.com [mailto:adrian.chadd@gmail.com] De la =
part
> de Adrian Chadd
> Envoy=E9=A0: lundi 12 ao=FBt 2013 19:31
> =C0=A0: Cedric GROSS
> Cc=A0: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
> Objet=A0: Re: [iwn]Review Split 6
>=20
> How do you create the second VAP, and what's it for?
>=20
#ifconfig wlan1 create wlandev iwn0

You could also have different mode, as
#ifconfig wlan1 create wlanmode monitor wlandev iwn0

But again, as current version is not stable in normal operation, I =
haven't
test it further.

What could be interest of this ?
Wifi relay, bridge or whatever usage of 2 wireless but only with 1 card.

>=20
>=20
> -adrian
>=20
> On 12 August 2013 10:26, Cedric GROSS <cg@cgross.info> wrote:
> >
> >> De : adrian.chadd@gmail.com [mailto:adrian.chadd@gmail.com] De la
> >> part de Adrian Chadd Envoy=E9 : dimanche 11 ao=FBt 2013 19:09 =C0 : =
Cedric
> >> GROSS Cc : freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Objet : Re: [iwn]Review
> Split
> >> 6
> >>
> >> On 11 August 2013 10:06, Cedric GROSS <cg@cgross.info> wrote:
> >>
> >> > U1 stand for unit 1.
> >> > As you see, all function with this prefix will be call when
> unit=3D=3D1
> >> > within iwn_vap_create.
> >> >
> >> > As previously, I haven't investigate a lot this side. I plan to =
do
> >> > so when standard run will be ok.
> >>
> >> Right. But what's going on, per se? Is it two separate NICs that
> show
> >> up as separate PCI devices? Or is this a hack so the firmware can
> >> present two virtual NICs via the firmware API?
> >>
> > Not a separate PCI device but yes ability to create 2 wlan NIC :
> >
> > iwn0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 =
mtu
> 2290
> >         ether 60:36:dd:93:34:56
> >         nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> >         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11ng
> >         status: associated
> > wlan0: flags=3D8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> > metric 0 mtu 1500
> >         ether 60:36:dd:93:34:56
> >         inet 192.168.1.20 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
> >         nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> >         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet MCS mode 11ng
> >         status: associated
> >         ssid WLenine channel 5 (2432 MHz 11g ht/20) bssid
> 00:24:d4:97:80:20
> >         country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF
> >         AES-CCM 2:128-bit txpower 15 bmiss 10 scanvalid 450 bgscan
> >         bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 64
> protmode CTS
> >         ampdulimit 64k -amsdutx amsdurx shortgi wme roaming MANUAL
> > bintval
> > 96
> > wlan1: flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
> >         ether 60:36:dd:93:34:57
> >         nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> >         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect)
> >         status: no carrier
> >         ssid "" channel 5 (2432 MHz 11g ht/20)
> >         country US authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 15 bmiss 10
> > scanvalid
> > 60
> >         bgscan bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi 7 roam:rate
> 64
> >         protmode CTS ampdulimit 8k -amsdutx amsdurx shortgi wme
> > bintval 0
> >




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