On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:25 AM, shashi raj
singh<singh_shashi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi
> I am trying to enable mesh mode in ath5k for a my projectwork. I am
> using compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 and kernel 6.28
> when i give the
> cmd:iw phy phy0 interface add mesh0 type mesh mesh_id meshmac
> it creates an interface with mode auto not mesh and after a while it goes to
> station mode by itself.
> Q.is in any way network manager responsible for switching to station mode?
Please make sure NetworkManager (or any similar software) is not
running before you even create a mesh point interface.
iwconfig/wireless-extensions do not have any mesh support, and they
never will as they've been deprecated.
-Andrey
> in cfg80211 - wext compat code, i dont find any option for adding mesh point
> in function
> int cfg80211_wext_siwmode(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info
> *info,
> u32 *mode, char *extra)
> {
> struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
> struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
> struct vif_params vifparams;
> enum nl80211_iftype type;
> int ret;
> if (!wdev)
> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
> if (!rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf)
> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> /* don't support changing VLANs, you just re-create them */
> if (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
> return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> switch (*mode) {
> case IW_MODE_INFRA:
> type = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
> break;
> case IW_MODE_ADHOC:
> type = NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC;
> break;
> case IW_MODE_REPEAT:
> type = NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS;
> break;
> case IW_MODE_MONITOR:
> type = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
> break;
> default:
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> even after setting mesh point option i am not able to setup a mesh mode, it
> always sets up auto mode.
> Q, does iwconfig support for mesh option?
> I am a bit new with device driver programing. I need som guidance here
> Thanks
>
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