Please add mac80211_hwsim support so that we can simulate WiFi interfaces in virtual environments, like GNS3.
Please add the option to create virtual WiFi interfaces in the UI.
Bump.
Mac80211_hwsim is a Linux kernel module designed for 802.11 development ie used by hw/sw developers. It would require highly specialized device drivers for ROS in order to interact with any type of virtual environment. Read this: https://www.gns3.com/community/featured/open-source-alternatives-for-wireless-simulation-in-gns3. For a purely generic software WiFi radio, use Mininet-WiFi.
Right in the introduction for Mininet-WiFi it says:
Mininet-WiFi is a fork of the Mininet SDN network emulator and extended the functionality of Mininet by adding virtualized WiFi Stations and Access Points based on the standard Linux wireless drivers and the > 80211_hwsim > wireless simulation driver.
Then I’m afraid you can’t use that either other than as a pure Linux router module.
That’s why I request the feature to be added.