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Re: [PATCH 11/18] wl1251: configure hardware en-/decryption for monitor mode

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David Gnedt <david.gnedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Am 2011-01-31 16:43, schrieb Kalle Valo:
>>> Disable hardware encryption (DF_ENCRYPTION_DISABLE) and decryption
>>> (DF_SNIFF_MODE_ENABLE) via wl1251_acx_feature_cfg while monitor interface is
>>> present.
>> 
>> Why? To be able to receive encrypted frames when associated or
>> something else?
>
> DF_SNIFF_MODE_ENABLE is set for receiving encrypted frames when associated.
> DF_ENCRYPTION_DISABLE is set to allow packet injection at all, as my testing
> showed that disabling encryption per-packet doesn't work.

But doesn't this break the case when you are connected to a network
with encryption and you have a separate monitor interface at the same
time? Or even worse, as Johannes pointed out, will the frames sent
unencrypted?

-- 
Kalle Valo
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