From e8357b81a20f44d3473f652ef233b6598f72273f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Salahaldeen Altous <salahaldeen.altous(a)leica-camera.com&gt; Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 05:16:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] iwd can start in AP mode By default iwd starts in station mode. This can be changed by setting the Mode parameter to ap in the main.conf General section. Example [General] Mode=ap --- src/manager.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c index 558b71b0..a1078713 100644 --- a/src/manager.c +++ b/src/manager.c @@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ static void manager_create_interfaces(struct wiphy_setup_state *state) char ifname[10]; uint32_t iftype; unsigned cmd_id; + const char *mode_str; + const struct l_settings *config = iwd_get_config(); if (state->aborted) return; @@ -223,6 +225,11 @@ static void manager_create_interfaces(struct wiphy_setup_state *state) snprintf(ifname, sizeof(ifname), "wlan%i", (int) state->id); l_debug("creating %s", ifname); iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION; + mode_str = l_settings_get_value(config, "General", "Mode"); + if (mode_str) { + if (!strcmp(mode_str, "ap")) + iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_AP; + } msg = l_genl_msg_new(NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE); l_genl_msg_append_attr(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, 4, &state->id); -- 2.25.1