Linux wifi monitor interface type for A20/BCM4329/BCM4330

[Arend van Spriel]

On 12/13/2013 02:33 PM, Axel Christiansen wrote:
> Am 13.12.2013 14:08:32, schrieb Arend van Spriel:
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>     + hostap list
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>     On 12/13/2013 02:04 PM, Axel Christiansen wrote:
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>         Am 13.12.2013 13:22:50, schrieb Arend van Spriel:
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>         On 12/13/2013 12:51 PM, Axel Christiansen wrote:
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>         Hello dear Developer.
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>         Hopefully this mail is getting through.
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>         I was wondering if one can tell me about the support für
>         interface type
>         monitor for:
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>         driver brcmfmac, os linux, arch arm, hardware BCM4329 or BCM4330
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>         Does it work?
>         When is it expected to work?
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>         I got one of those really nice cubieboards/A20 SBC with
>         integrated wifi
>         and sadly without monitor interface WPA-encyption as
>         access-point will
>         not work.
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>         what kernel version are you using? brcmfmac does not need monitor
>         interface for AP operation.
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>         Gr. AvS
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>         AP Mode works fine. I belief for encryption especially WPA/WPA2
>         on Linux
>         the hostap daemon is widely used. hostapd itself needs that monitor
>         interface, if i am not too much mistaken.
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>     If I am not mistaken you need either monitor interface or support for
>     mgmt_rx. brcmfmac has mgmt_rx support.
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>     Regards,
>     Arend
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> That sound promising. Thx a lot.

The bad news is the kernel version. I think 3.4 will give some issues 
using brcmfmac in AP mode.

Regards,
Arend

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> Regards. Axel
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