On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:24:12 +0100, Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I looked a little further and saw that nl80211 does support changing > interface type (mode). But this driver (rtl8192ce) only supports > creating new interfaces, not changing their type. > > Should mac80211 drivers generally support changing interface type > (change_interface operation)? Seems to me really counter-intuitive that it didn't work. It was the first time I ever see such a problem. I have seen numerous drivers not support "Master" or "Monitor" mode, because of limitations of the implementation or the hardware, but if this is purely a API problem, it seems like a problem that should be fixed... Is this the right place though? A. -- The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it in the first place. - Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
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