[ovs-discuss] Does ovs support interface in the (wifi) ad-hoc mode ?

[Benoit]

Hi Ahmed,

Not sure if it is related to your issue, but I have a similar issue when 
I try to attach a WLAN NIC to OVS (when it is not used as a AP).
I sent this mail to the list last month but I don't have any reply back.
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Hi,

I have been using hostapd and openvswitch patch on my server side for a 
year with no issue.
I am wondering if there is any patch for wpa_supplicant and openvswitch 
for my client side?

In fact, when I try to add my wireless port into openvswtich bridge I 
don't have any error but I am not able to retrieve any IP address and I 
am pretty sure a similar issue patched in hostapd side.

Many thanks,
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So I confirm that when the WLAN NIC is connected as an AP (with hostapd) 
it is working very well (in the past I needed a patch but not anymore at 
least for the Parabola/Archlinux where they compile OVS with the patch 
included).

But on my laptop with OVS running, if I put my WLAN NIC on the bridge I 
am not able to communicate anymore, no error but no traffic either...


On 05/10/2016 10:45 AM, ahmed ameur wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to do this kind of architecture :
>
>                        wlan0              wlan1
>
> Node1---------------------------OVS-----------------------------------Node2 
>
>
>
>
> ip address :
>
> wlan0 :192.168.4.1
>
> Node1: 192.168.4.10
>
> wlan1: 192.168.4.2
>
> Node2: 192.168.4.20
>
> each network  : node1-------------wlan0            and       
>  node2--------------wlan1     has it's proper ssid (they are 
> physically dissociated) but are in the same ip network 192.168.4.0
>
>
> -  When link are in ad-hoc mode :
>
> When i have associated the two interfaces wlan0 and wlan1 as port to 
> the ovs, i can't communicate the two node with each other,
>
>
> - But when i put wlan0 and wlan1 as access point (and associated to 
> the ovs) and Node1 and Node2 as client, the two node can ping each 
> other in this case,
>
> I don't understand the problem could you please explain what is 
> happening,
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
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