iwlib.h

This package contains the Wireless tools, used to manipulate the Wireless Extensions. The Wireless

	iw_get_range_info(int		skfd,
			  const char *	ifname,
			  iwrange *	range);
int
	iw_get_priv_info(int		skfd,
			 const char *	ifname,
			 iwprivargs **	ppriv);
int
	iw_get_basic_config(int			skfd,
			    const char *	ifname,
			    wireless_config *	info);
int
	iw_set_basic_config(int			skfd,
			    const char *	ifname,
			    wireless_config *	info);
/* --------------------- PROTOCOL SUBROUTINES --------------------- */
int
	iw_protocol_compare(const char *	protocol1,
			    const char *	protocol2);
/* -------------------- FREQUENCY SUBROUTINES --------------------- */
void
	iw_float2freq(double	in,
		      iwfreq *	out);
double
	iw_freq2float(const iwfreq *	in);
void
	iw_print_freq_value(char *	buffer,
			    int		buflen,
			    double	freq);
void
	iw_print_freq(char *	buffer,
		      int	buflen,
		      double	freq,
		      int	channel,
		      int	freq_flags);
int
	iw_freq_to_channel(double			freq,
			   const struct iw_range *	range);
int
	iw_channel_to_freq(int				channel,
			   double *			pfreq,
			   const struct iw_range *	range);
void
	iw_print_bitrate(char *	buffer,
			 int	buflen,
			 int	bitrate);
/* ---------------------- POWER SUBROUTINES ----------------------- */
int
	iw_dbm2mwatt(int	in);
int
	iw_mwatt2dbm(int	in);
void
	iw_print_txpower(char *			buffer,
			 int			buflen,
			 struct iw_param *	txpower);
/* -------------------- STATISTICS SUBROUTINES -------------------- */
int
	iw_get_stats(int		skfd,
		     const char *	ifname,
		     iwstats *		stats,
		     const iwrange *	range,
		     int		has_range);
void
	iw_print_stats(char *		buffer,
		       int		buflen,
		       const iwqual *	qual,
		       const iwrange *	range,
		       int		has_range);
/* --------------------- ENCODING SUBROUTINES --------------------- */
void
	iw_print_key(char *			buffer,
		     int			buflen,
		     const unsigned char *	key,
		     int			key_size,
		     int			key_flags);
int
	iw_in_key(const char *		input,
		  unsigned char *	key);
int
	iw_in_key_full(int		skfd,
		       const char *	ifname,
		       const char *	input,
		       unsigned char *	key,
		       __u16 *		flags);
/* ----------------- POWER MANAGEMENT SUBROUTINES ----------------- */
void
	iw_print_pm_value(char *	buffer,
			  int		buflen,
			  int		value,
			  int		flags);
void
	iw_print_pm_mode(char *		buffer,
			 int		buflen,
			 int		flags);
/* --------------- RETRY LIMIT/LIFETIME SUBROUTINES --------------- */
void
	iw_print_retry_value(char *	buffer,
			     int	buflen,
			     int	value,
			     int	flags);
/* ----------------------- TIME SUBROUTINES ----------------------- */
void
	iw_print_timeval(char *				buffer,
			 int				buflen,
			 const struct timeval *		time,
			 const struct timezone *	tz);
/* --------------------- ADDRESS SUBROUTINES ---------------------- */
int
	iw_check_mac_addr_type(int		skfd,
			       const char *	ifname);
int
	iw_check_if_addr_type(int		skfd,
			      const char *	ifname);
#if 0
int
	iw_check_addr_type(int		skfd,
			   const char *	ifname);
#endif
#if 0
int
	iw_get_mac_addr(int			skfd,
			const char *		name,
			struct ether_addr *	eth,
			unsigned short *	ptype);
#endif
char *
	iw_mac_ntop(const unsigned char *	mac,
		    int				maclen,
		    char *			buf,
		    int				buflen);
void
	iw_ether_ntop(const struct ether_addr *	eth,
		      char *			buf);
char *
	iw_sawap_ntop(const struct sockaddr *	sap,
		      char *			buf);
int
	iw_mac_aton(const char *	orig,
		    unsigned char *	mac,
		    int			macmax);
int
	iw_ether_aton(const char* bufp, struct ether_addr* eth);
int
	iw_in_inet(char *bufp, struct sockaddr *sap);
int
	iw_in_addr(int			skfd,
		   const char *		ifname,
		   char *		bufp,
		   struct sockaddr *	sap);
/* ----------------------- MISC SUBROUTINES ------------------------ */
int
	iw_get_priv_size(int		args);

/* ---------------------- EVENT SUBROUTINES ---------------------- */
void
	iw_init_event_stream(struct stream_descr *	stream,
			     char *			data,
			     int			len);
int
	iw_extract_event_stream(struct stream_descr *	stream,
				struct iw_event *	iwe,
				int			we_version);
/* --------------------- SCANNING SUBROUTINES --------------------- */
int
	iw_process_scan(int			skfd,
			char *			ifname,
			int			we_version,
			wireless_scan_head *	context);
int
	iw_scan(int			skfd,
		char *			ifname,
		int			we_version,
		wireless_scan_head *	context);

/**************************** VARIABLES ****************************/

/* Modes as human readable strings */
extern const char * const	iw_operation_mode[];
#define IW_NUM_OPER_MODE	7

/************************* INLINE FUNTIONS *************************/
/*
 * Functions that are so simple that it's more efficient inlining them
 */

/*
 * Note : I've defined wrapper for the ioctl request so that
 * it will be easier to migrate to other kernel API if needed
 */

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Wrapper to push some Wireless Parameter in the driver
 */
static inline int
iw_set_ext(int			skfd,		/* Socket to the kernel */
	   const char *		ifname,		/* Device name */
	   int			request,	/* WE ID */
	   struct iwreq *	pwrq)		/* Fixed part of the request */
{
  /* Set device name */
  strncpy(pwrq->ifr_name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
  /* Do the request */
  return(ioctl(skfd, request, pwrq));
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Wrapper to extract some Wireless Parameter out of the driver
 */
static inline int
iw_get_ext(int			skfd,		/* Socket to the kernel */
	   const char *		ifname,		/* Device name */
	   int			request,	/* WE ID */
	   struct iwreq *	pwrq)		/* Fixed part of the request */
{
  /* Set device name */
  strncpy(pwrq->ifr_name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
  /* Do the request */
  return(ioctl(skfd, request, pwrq));
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Close the socket used for ioctl.
 */
static inline void
iw_sockets_close(int	skfd)
{
  close(skfd);
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Display an Ethernet Socket Address in readable format.
 */
static inline char *
iw_saether_ntop(const struct sockaddr *sap, char* bufp)
{
  iw_ether_ntop((const struct ether_addr *) sap->sa_data, bufp);
  return bufp;
}
/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Input an Ethernet Socket Address and convert to binary.
 */
static inline int
iw_saether_aton(const char *bufp, struct sockaddr *sap)
{
  sap->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
  return iw_ether_aton(bufp, (struct ether_addr *) sap->sa_data);
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Create an Ethernet broadcast address
 */
static inline void
iw_broad_ether(struct sockaddr *sap)
{
  sap->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
  memset((char *) sap->sa_data, 0xFF, ETH_ALEN);
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Create an Ethernet NULL address
 */
static inline void
iw_null_ether(struct sockaddr *sap)
{
  sap->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
  memset((char *) sap->sa_data, 0x00, ETH_ALEN);
}

/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*
 * Compare two ethernet addresses
 */
static inline int
iw_ether_cmp(const struct ether_addr* eth1, const struct ether_addr* eth2)
{
  return memcmp(eth1, eth2, sizeof(*eth1));
}

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif	/* IWLIB_H */