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author | Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> | 2009-04-08 06:54:41 -0400 |
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committer | John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> | 2009-04-22 16:54:41 -0400 |
commit | de2b3e864aa908e613dd9912def88af7877d85f3 (patch) | |
tree | 7d619023b1cbc71e19559fdd6339df395041b884 /Documentation | |
parent | 4499b23933b44bf9e56d1a29b51d9a62941f9fa4 (diff) |
mac80211: update injection documentation
We don't currently support antenna or rate setting, so remove
that. Also update the link -- the current one is dead and the
wiki can be kept updated easier.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt | 28 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt b/Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt index 84906ef3ed6e..b30e81ad5307 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt | |||
@@ -12,38 +12,22 @@ following format: | |||
12 | The radiotap format is discussed in | 12 | The radiotap format is discussed in |
13 | ./Documentation/networking/radiotap-headers.txt. | 13 | ./Documentation/networking/radiotap-headers.txt. |
14 | 14 | ||
15 | Despite 13 radiotap argument types are currently defined, most only make sense | 15 | Despite many radiotap parameters being currently defined, most only make sense |
16 | to appear on received packets. The following information is parsed from the | 16 | to appear on received packets. The following information is parsed from the |
17 | radiotap headers and used to control injection: | 17 | radiotap headers and used to control injection: |
18 | 18 | ||
19 | * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE | ||
20 | |||
21 | rate in 500kbps units, automatic if invalid or not present | ||
22 | |||
23 | |||
24 | * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA | ||
25 | |||
26 | antenna to use, automatic if not present | ||
27 | |||
28 | |||
29 | * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER | ||
30 | |||
31 | transmit power in dBm, automatic if not present | ||
32 | |||
33 | |||
34 | * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS | 19 | * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS |
35 | 20 | ||
36 | IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS: FCS will be removed and recalculated | 21 | IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS: FCS will be removed and recalculated |
37 | IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP: frame will be encrypted if key available | 22 | IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP: frame will be encrypted if key available |
38 | IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG: frame will be fragmented if longer than the | 23 | IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG: frame will be fragmented if longer than the |
39 | current fragmentation threshold. Note that | 24 | current fragmentation threshold. |
40 | this flag is only reliable when software | 25 | |
41 | fragmentation is enabled) | ||
42 | 26 | ||
43 | The injection code can also skip all other currently defined radiotap fields | 27 | The injection code can also skip all other currently defined radiotap fields |
44 | facilitating replay of captured radiotap headers directly. | 28 | facilitating replay of captured radiotap headers directly. |
45 | 29 | ||
46 | Here is an example valid radiotap header defining these three parameters | 30 | Here is an example valid radiotap header defining some parameters |
47 | 31 | ||
48 | 0x00, 0x00, // <-- radiotap version | 32 | 0x00, 0x00, // <-- radiotap version |
49 | 0x0b, 0x00, // <- radiotap header length | 33 | 0x0b, 0x00, // <- radiotap header length |
@@ -72,8 +56,8 @@ interface), along the following lines: | |||
72 | ... | 56 | ... |
73 | r = pcap_inject(ppcap, u8aSendBuffer, nLength); | 57 | r = pcap_inject(ppcap, u8aSendBuffer, nLength); |
74 | 58 | ||
75 | You can also find sources for a complete inject test applet here: | 59 | You can also find a link to a complete inject application here: |
76 | 60 | ||
77 | http://penumbra.warmcat.com/_twk/tiki-index.php?page=packetspammer | 61 | http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/packetspammer |
78 | 62 | ||
79 | Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com> | 63 | Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com> |