On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 4:03 PM, Stefanik Gábor <netrolller.3d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Martin Dubuc <martind1111@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> You are right pointing out that it is possible to perform monitor mode >> configuration using startup scripts. However, to fit nicely in existing >> frameworks, such as the ones available from Fedora, it would be nice that >> the driver be enhanced. Madwifi allows users to put a configuration like >> this one in the modprobe.conf.: >> >> options ath_pci autocreate=monitor >> >> The nice thing about such a configuration is that it decouples the device >> type configuration from the interface management function. One does not need >> to worry which interface (wlan0, wlan1, wlan2, etc.) a device will come up >> on, the system configures any device of a given type using a common set of >> configuration. For systems that have only one Wi-Fi device, your method is >> as good as this one, but for systems that have more than one Wi-Fi device, >> some of them coming off and on while the system is running, possibly using >> different interface names, the modprobe.conf solution is better. >> >> Martin > > > This might better be done in the stack, rather than the driver. This way, > all drivers would get this functionality. CCing the linux-wireless mailing > list. > Also, since an userspace solution might be preferred by Linville and the > other wireless maintainers, it might be wise to add an "aggregate device" or > a "supermaster" which can be targeted by iw so that all devices governed by > that driver get a new interface. > Alternatively, a script can be made that creates a monitor interface on monX > or rtapX for all wmasterX devices. This is equivalent to madwifi's solution, > except that it's userspace, which is preferred now. > > -- > Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) BTW, here is a script that automatically creates a "monX" interface for every "wmasterX" master device it encounters: #!/bin/sh for a in $(iwconfig 2>&1 | grep wmaster | sed -e 's/wmaster//' | cut -b 1); do iw dev wmaster$a interface add mon$a type monitor ifconfig mon$a up done -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
