#22290: rt2x00 AP and Adhoc combination
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Reporter: markus@… | Owner: developers
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: low | Milestone: Features Paradise
Component: kernel | Version: Chaos Calmer 15.05
Resolution: | Keywords: adhoc multimode combinations
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Comment (by anonymous):
I guess you answer your own question here: "the driver for the rt2860 is
limited".
Which is probably isn't right either. Have you looked into the rt2860
specs? Does
it actually have proper support for multiple TSF timers and is there any
encryption on your links (so can the crypto of the rt2860 support 3- or 4-
address keys)? Otherwise the IBSS + AP would only work half-decent if you
use software crypto and the AP is the secondary inferface (it needs to be
initialized and brought up after the IBSS has connected/created). Also,
one more downside of this is that the clients of the AP might experience
strange data and packet loss when they are power-saving due to sudden
changes of the jumpy TSF. (Depending on the client, they also might detect
the secondary AP as rogue, or do frequent disconnects for no apparent
reason, etc...).
If you want to save yourself the trouble: Either go for full mesh or get a
device that
supports those modes (i.e.: devices with two or three independent wifi
chips).
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/22290#comment:2>
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