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TODO: Consider netlink monitor interface task done 

Add a description of the task into a new features.txt file.
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Patrik Flykt 2014-10-03 13:39:12 +03:00 committed by Denis Kenzior
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Priority: Medium
Complexity: C1
- Create netlink monitor interface if it does not exist
Currently the netlink monitor interface needs to be created manually
and also brought up. The iwmon utility could just automate this task
by using RTNL to find an existing netlink monitor interface, and in
case it does not exist, create a new one.
It might be beneficial that when iwmon terminates that it then also
removes the netlink monitor interface again (in case it created it).
Alternatively a command line option might be used for controlling
this behavior of creating and removing netlink monitor interfaces.
Priority: Medium
Complexity: C1
- Add support for PACKET_RECV_OUTPUT socket option of AF_PACKET
Instead of having to switch every interface manually into promiscuous

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Wireless monitor
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Netlink monitor interface is created if it does not exist
The iwmon utility automates netlink monitor creation by by using RTNL
to find an existing netlink monitor interface, and in case it does not
exist, create a new one. By default the netlink monitor interface is
named 'nlmon'. Another name can be given with the '--interface'
command line option.
Once iwmon terminates, the netlink monitor interface is removed (in
case iwmon created it).