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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/wireless.tex | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh | 18 |
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/wireless.tex b/docs/wireless.tex index dd6ec43..f172531 100644 --- a/docs/wireless.tex +++ b/docs/wireless.tex @@ -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 diff --git a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh index 8f3ed4a..77c7976 100644 --- a/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh +++ b/package/mac80211/files/lib/wifi/mac80211.sh @@ -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 } |