[PATCH] Add an option to set secondary channel in hostapd conf

Jouni Malinen j at w1.fi
Fri Feb 26 16:16:20 EST 2021


On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 04:06:17PM +0200, Orr Mazor wrote:
> Usefull in case we want to specify the secondary channel
> or in case we want to be on 20mghz with 40mghz capabilities.
> 
> It is possible in chan_switch to set secondary channel,
> however it was not possible to do so when hostapd start.
> This commit adds this option.

Can you please clarify how this proposed new parameter differs from the
existing ht_capab=[HT40+], ht_capab=[HT40-], and ht_capab=[HT40+][HT40-]
options?

Please also note that the IEEE 802.11 standard has mandatory
requirements for 40 MHz co-existence on when the primary and secondary
channels have to be switched and I'm unlikely to accept changes
that would allow the user to bypass those requirements.

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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA



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