roaming - Set Roaming Mode

Number of Input Arguments: 1

Number of Returned Arguments: 0

Default Value: Auto

Resets State Machine After Command: No

This command sets the roaming mode which is effectively who controls the operation (state transitions) of the 802.11 state machine when running as a station. Stations are either controlled by the driver (typically when management frames are processed by the hardware), the host (auto/normal operation of the 802.11 layer), or explicitly through ioctl requests when applications such as wpa_supplicant want control. A single argument is passed to the driver indicating the desired roaming mode. Table  lists the arguments and corresponding roaming modes.

Table: Roaming Mode Arguments

Argument	Roaming Mode	Description
0	Device	Driver/hardware control
1	Auto	802.11 layer control
2	Manual	ioctl/application control

Example:The following command sets the roaming mode to Auto on ath0.

myprompt# iwpriv ath0 roaming 1