Re: [Madwifi-devel] Madwifi-devel Digest, Vol 3, Issue 24

[Pearson, C. C <chr...@in...>]

>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:23:00 +0200
>From: Nicos Gollan <gt...@sp...>
>Subject: [Madwifi-devel] Custom elements in probe responses and beacon
>	frames?
>To: mad...@li...
>Message-ID: <200...@sp...>
>Content-Type: text/plain;  charset=3D"us-ascii"
>
>Hello again,
>
>I'm trying to make an access point include a custom information element
in
>probe responses and beacon frames. I did this before and it involved
quite
>a
>range of hacking, creating custom IOCTLs and changing the beacon
generation
>code.
>
>Is there an easier way to attach a custom IE to those frames?
>
>--
>Got Backup?

Yes, that capability is provided by Madwifi ticket #517.  However, the
patch attached to the ticket is stale and doesn't apply properly.  Send
me private mail for an updated patch that applies to Madwifi head.  (I
will submit the updated patch once I've done sufficient testing.)

-- Chris