From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> To: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>, ath10k <ath10k@lists.infradead.org> Subject: Don't enable PROMISC when adding AP to a bridge? Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:06:20 -0700 [thread overview] Message-ID: <55A4446C.4090803@candelatech.com> (raw) I notice some of my WLE900VX cards will lock up and not receive any packets after a few seconds of being in PROMISC mode. This happens on my own CT firmware as well as stock firmware-2.bin. This breaks monitor mode, of course, but it also breaks bridged AP mode. So, I found this patch from way back when: http://lists.celinuxforum.org/pipermail/bridge/2008-June/005906.html I hacked a similar thing into my 4.0.4 kernel, and now bridged mode AP seems much more stable (and the radio does not go into PROMISC mode, so it should be more efficient in a busy RF environment). Maybe this feature could be revisited? Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com
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From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> To: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>, ath10k <ath10k@lists.infradead.org> Subject: Don't enable PROMISC when adding AP to a bridge? Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:06:20 -0700 [thread overview] Message-ID: <55A4446C.4090803@candelatech.com> (raw) I notice some of my WLE900VX cards will lock up and not receive any packets after a few seconds of being in PROMISC mode. This happens on my own CT firmware as well as stock firmware-2.bin. This breaks monitor mode, of course, but it also breaks bridged AP mode. So, I found this patch from way back when: http://lists.celinuxforum.org/pipermail/bridge/2008-June/005906.html I hacked a similar thing into my 4.0.4 kernel, and now bridged mode AP seems much more stable (and the radio does not go into PROMISC mode, so it should be more efficient in a busy RF environment). Maybe this feature could be revisited? Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com _______________________________________________ ath10k mailing list ath10k@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k
next reply other threads:[~2015-07-13 23:06 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2015-07-13 23:06 Ben Greear [this message] 2015-07-13 23:06 ` Don't enable PROMISC when adding AP to a bridge? Ben Greear 2015-07-14 5:13 ` Michal Kazior 2015-07-14 5:13 ` Michal Kazior
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