#12151 NORM 13.1.0: losses and high latency caused by NetworkManager with 8787 wireless module

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#12151: losses and high latency caused by NetworkManager with 8787 wireless module
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           Reporter:  shep             |       Owner:  shep         
               Type:  defect           |      Status:  new          
           Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  13.1.0       
          Component:  network manager  |     Version:  not specified
         Resolution:                   |    Keywords:               
        Next_action:  never set        |    Verified:  0            
Deployment_affected:                   |   Blockedby:               
           Blocking:                   |  
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Comment(by dsd):

 The normal way for a wireless driver to offer auxiliary functionality
 (monitor mode, AP mode, etc) would be to allow a new interface to be
 created on the wiphy via cfg80211 (the 'iw' command in userspace). The
 special interfaces (e.g. AP) would not be created by default.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/12151#comment:6>
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