Search Linux Wireless

Re: iwlwifi: 8265: unexpected LLC packets TX'ed in monitor mode

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 13:48 -0400, Marco Fonseca wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> While in monitor mode, the 8265 will periodically transmit gratuitous
> LLC packets.  In this mode, I would expect the wifi chipset to not
> transmit any packets at all (unless packet injection is being used).
> 
> This behavior can be observed by a second wifi device in monitor mode.
> A display filter on wireshark/tshark of 'llc' makes these easy to spot.
> 
> It seems these packets only get produced in presence of a few APs
> and/or STAs but I'm not sure of the exact cause.  I don't see the LLC
> packets on very quiet channels.

I think these are somehow related to calibrations in the device.

johannes




[Index of Archives]     [Linux Host AP]     [ATH6KL]     [Linux Wireless Personal Area Network]     [Linux Bluetooth]     [Wireless Regulations]     [Linux Netdev]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Linux Kernel]     [IDE]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite Hiking]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]

  Powered by Linux