On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 11:33 -0500, Jon Loeliger wrote: > Folks, > > I would like to set up a so-called "wireless repeater bridge mode" > using an ar9170 interface and a wired ethernet interface. I see > that there is some support for this mode on the DD-WRT, but I was > wondering if it is supported/available with the ar9170 driver. > > If it is not already supported, can anyone point me in the right > direction to help get it implemented? > > Thanks, > jdl OK, so, in the other (non-mac80211) drivers, there was a mode called IW_MODE_REPEATER that implemented 4-address framing for clients that provided the bridging ability. That same functionality is currently not implemented in the mac80211 code (ie, no NL80211_IFTYPE_REPEATER mode). My perhaps mistaken understanding of what it would take to make this work would be to create a new NL80211_IFTYPE_REPEATER mode that was a hybrid between _STATION and _WDS modes. In particular, it would act like _STATION as far as association and authentication are concerned, but would also have _WDS-like 4-address frame handling. Does that seem about right to you guys? Are folks opposed to or willing to accept development down those lines? Or has anyone already done such work and is willing to share? Thanks, jdl -- 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
