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[package] allow mac80211 devices to be configured to do 802.11s, requires iw

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florian 2009-02-26 14:53:03 +00:00
parent 420070ce07
commit e6d9c8710c
2 changed files with 25 additions and 3 deletions
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10
docs/wireless.tex
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@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ config wifi-device wifi device name
config wifi-iface
option network the interface you want wifi to bridge with
option device wifi0, wifi1, wifi2, wifiN
option mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, or wds
option mode ap, sta, adhoc, monitor, mesh, or wds
option txpower (deprecated) transmission power in dBm
option ssid ssid name
option bssid bssid address
@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ config wifi-iface
\item \texttt{monitor} \\
Monitor mode
\item \texttt{mesh} \\
Mesh Point mode (802.11s)
\item \texttt{wds} \\
WDS point-to-point link
@ -229,6 +232,11 @@ config wifi-iface
\end{itemize}
\paragraph{Mesh Point}
Mesh Point (802.11s) is only supported by some mac80211 drivers. It requires the iw package
to be installed to setup mesh links. OpenWrt creates mshN mesh point interfaces.
\paragraph{Wireless Distribution System}
WDS is a non-standard mode which will be working between two Broadcom devices for instance

18
package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh
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@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ scan_mac80211() {
config_get mode "$vif" mode
case "$mode" in
adhoc|sta|ap|monitor)
adhoc|sta|ap|monitor|mesh)
append $mode "$vif"
;;
*) echo "$device($vif): Invalid mode, ignored."; continue;;
esac
done
config_set "$device" vifs "${ap:+$ap }${adhoc:+$adhoc }${ahdemo:+$ahdemo }${sta:+$sta }${wds:+$wds }${monitor:+$monitor}"
config_set "$device" vifs "${ap:+$ap }${adhoc:+$adhoc }${ahdemo:+$ahdemo }${sta:+$sta }${wds:+$wds }${monitor:+$monitor }${mesh:+$mesh}"
}
@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ enable_mac80211() {
config_get txpower "$device" txpower
local first=1
local mesh_idx=0
for vif in $vifs; do
ifconfig "$ifname" down 2>/dev/null
config_get ifname "$vif" ifname
@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ enable_mac80211() {
sleep 1
iwconfig "$ifname" mode ad-hoc >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
fi
# mesh interface should be created only for the first interface
if [ "$mode" = mesh ]; then
config_get mesh_id "$vif" mesh_id
if [ -n "$mesh_id" ]; then
iw dev "$ifname" interface add msh$mesh_idx type mp mesh_id $mesh_id
fi
fi
sleep 1
iwconfig "$ifname" channel "$channel" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
}
@ -162,8 +170,14 @@ enable_mac80211() {
}
fi
;;
mesh)
# special case where physical interface should be down for mesh to work
ifconfig "$ifname" down
ifconfig "msh$mesh_idx" up
;;
esac
first=0
mesh_idx=$(expr $mesh_idx + 1)
done
}