Search Linux Wireless

Re: [RFCv1] mac80211: Adds Software / Virtual AMP 80211

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Hi Johannes,

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 07:03:31PM -0700, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > I am new to the wireless code but can new virtual interface separate those
> > interfaces? They can have different MAC addresses and you can run
> > wpa_supplicant for each virtual interface separately.
> 
> It's never in your best interest to run one supplicant per virtual
> interface, you want to run one per piece of hardware so it can
> coordinate between virtual interfaces.

Do I understand it right that virtual interfaces are like separate devices from
user point of view? If I create virtual interface and assign MAC I can
transfer data through it without affecting other interfaces? Then
wpa_supplicant does not need to know about it at all.

Best regards 
Andrei Emeltchenko 
--
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


[Index of Archives]     [Linux Host AP]     [ATH6KL]     [Linux Wireless Personal Area Network]     [Linux Bluetooth]     [Linux Netdev]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Linux Kernel]     [IDE]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite Hiking]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]

  Powered by Linux