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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:15:21 -0400
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] wifi interface
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> i'm inclined to extend the ethernet interface an etherx/ctl file that
> accepted commands along the lines of ssid, bssid, and channel to
> configure the connection. did the wavelan driver not do this for a reason
> beyond changing devether? any better ideas?

there's already a ctl file.  it's in the connection directory.  we use
this to set the hardware mtu.  for example

	echo mtu 9000>/net/ether0/clone

i'm sure you can do this with your wireless commands as well.
you'll need to set ether->ctl to an appropriate function.

- erik