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On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 11:31 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Johannes Berg
> <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 11:11 -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> >
> > Let me quote what you wrote, but just partially:
> >
> >> This can be done from userspace. This is from nl80211.h:
> >
> >>  *      Note: This command has been removed and it is only reserved at this
> >>  *      point to avoid re-using existing command number. The functionality this
> >>  *      command was planned for has been provided with cleaner design with the
> >>  *      option to specify additional IEs in NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN,
> >>  *      NL80211_CMD_AUTHENTICATE, NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE,
> >>  *      NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE, and NL80211_CMD_DISASSOCIATE.
> >
> > :P
> 
> Yeah just noticed *after* I pasted it and sent it. Does hostapd use
> this currently?

No, hostapd transmits frames via injection and the data it puts into the
beacon is conveyed with the beacon cmd -- it has never used this
command.

Really, what the OP is looking for is the annotated hostapd
configuration file or the hostapd source code -- he should be able to
figure that out for himself.

johannes

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