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On Wednesday 30 January 2013 16:17:25 Kalle Valo wrote:
> I don't understand, what do you mean software configuration?
> 
> A quick grep show that at least ath9k checks for the promisc filter:
> 
> ath9k/htc_drv_main.c:   (FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS |                   \
> ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c:    * Set promiscuous mode when 
FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS
> is enabled for station
> ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c:        (priv->rxfilter & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS)) ||
> ath9k/main.c:   (FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS |                   \
> ath9k/recv.c:    * Set promiscuous mode when FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS is
> enabled for station

I tried understanding the code, but it is hard without decent study of 
course. FIF_PROMISC IN BSS I saw there in comment, but not in the code 
:-) For monitor mode there is something like:

if (sc->sc_ah->is_monitoring)
                rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PROM;

Best regards,
Erwin


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