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Re: [PATCH 2/3] mac80211: create a STA entry for a WDS interface after receiving a beacon

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On 2011-05-31 9:32 PM, Johannes Berg wrote:
On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 21:16 +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote:
 When a STA entry is created too early, a lot of essential information
 required for rate control is missing.

I don't understand how you can rely on beacons for WDS.
You usually set up WDS links between APs on the same channel, each running both a normal AP vif and a WDS vif. The remote AP's beacons are then used to detect the capabilities of the peer.

- Felix
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