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en:users:documentation:iw [2016/08/05 19:39] Jared Lemke corrected type from "mBm" to "dBm" |
en:users:documentation:iw [2016/08/05 23:36] Jared Lemke [Modifying monitor interface flags] - added "active" to the list of options |
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==== Modifying monitor interface flags ==== | ==== Modifying monitor interface flags ==== | ||
- | You can customize the type of monitor interface you create. This can be very useful for debugging purposes on end user systems. For example suppose you want to help a user you can take advantage of the fact that a monitor interface in mac80211 uses radiotap to pass up to userspace additional data. Say we want to help a user fish out data without affecting the device's performance by setting it it to a full monitor interface an monitor interface with no additional monitor flags can be created as follows: | + | You can customize the type of monitor interface you create. This can be very useful for debugging purposes on end user systems. For example, suppose you want to help a user. You can take advantage of the fact that a monitor interface in mac80211 uses radiotap to pass up to userspace additional data. Say we want to help a user fish out data without affecting the device's performance by setting it to a full monitor interface. A monitor interface with no additional monitor flags can be created as follows: |
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===== Deleting interfaces with iw ===== | ===== Deleting interfaces with iw ===== | ||