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Re: chaning mode only when interface down?

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On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 09:44 +0200, dragoran wrote:
> I noticed that I have to do ifdown wlan0 before I can change the mode 
> with iwconfig.
> When I do it while the interface is up I get a error that the device is 
> busy.

It is busy.

> It seems to happen with ad-hoc, master and back from them to managed.
> Is this a bug in the iwlwifi driver or in mac80211 ?

Neither, it is expected behaviour. Blame it on Jean that wireless
extensions are ill-defined and don't mandate this.

> Because of this NM can't create ad-hoc networks because it does it while 
> the device is up.
> Any ideas?

Fix NM?

johannes

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