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Date:      Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:30:38 -0700
From:      Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>
To:        Cedric GROSS <cg@cgross.info>
Cc:        freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [iwn]Review Split 6
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How do you create the second VAP, and what's it for?



-adrian

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=3D=
1
>> > 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 2=
290
>         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> metri=
c 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 bintva=
l
> 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 scanvali=
d
> 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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