Re: [Madwifi-devel] linux vs. radiotap/monitor mode
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From: Michael R. <ma...@no...> - 2005-04-11 12:50:46
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Hi. Bruno Randolf wrote: > 2. i personally would try to avoid creating a second interface, as i also dont > like the wifiX interfaces of hostap, but unfortunately i also don't know of > another way which would allow monitoring while normal operation. if there is > not other way to do it... go ahead... It maybe would be a good idea to make the virtual interfaces visible only in case that a special iwpriv command has been issued for an interface. Such as: iwpriv ath0 monitor 1 which makes the monitor interface for ath0 visible, and iwpriv ath0 monitor 0 which causes the monitor interface to disappear. Bye, Mike |