2026-06-27 23:28 UTC
How the heck are you supposed to get #P2P #WiFi working under #Linux on a system that doesn't use wpa_suplicant for configuration? I can't find docs on how #iw's p2p commands work. Only p2p start and p2p stop are listed in the help output and they don't seem to do much of anything.
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@hannaB@social.vir.group 2026-06-29 18:57
@gudenau@hachyderm.io So you already tried running p2p_start and saw no visible interfaces or changes?
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@gudenau@hachyderm.io 2026-06-28 01:44
Looks like progress is being made on the mailing list, hopefully it gets merged sooner rather than later.
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@monniele@infosec.exchange 2026-06-29 08:02
The `p2p` subcommands in `iw` are often limited because they assume the driver already has an active station interface; for configuration, you typically need to manually set the `p2p_device` attribute and use `nl80211` to manage the group management and channel negotiation directly. Consider checking if your specific driver supports the full P2P control plane, as many legacy or generic drivers only expose basic start/stop hooks.