--- a/docs/README.madwifi	
+++ a/docs/README.madwifi	
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ 
+						-*- outline -*-
+*		MADWIFI/wlanconfig & etcnet
+
+Starting from 0.9.6, etcnet contains another approach
+for handling atheros/madwifi cards, allowing more precise
+control over various operational modes, including master one,
+achieved by separate iface declarations for link/ieee802.11
+and one or more enslaved link/ether (also called VAPs) layers.
+This approach can be selected by TYPE set to `wlan' for enslaved
+link/ether iface(s), other options in this mode could be:
+HOST=<link/ieee802.11 iface name, i.e wifi0>
+MODE=<adhoc|ap|monitor|sta|wds> 
+
+See also wlanconfig(8) for more detailed discussion.
+
+Setup for bridged AP mode, ready for use with hostapd, follows:
+
+** disallow autocreate link/ether (mandatory)
+# grep ath_pci /etc/modprobe.d/options
+options ath_pci autocreate=none
+#
+
+** link/ieee802.11 iface (optional)
+# cat /etc/net/ifaces/wifi0/options
+TYPE=eth
+#
+
+** link/ether (VAP) iface(s):
+# cat /etc/net/ifaces/wlan/options
+TYPE=wlan
+HOST=wifi0
+MODE=ap
+#
+
+** bridge iface, including wlan one:
+# cat /etc/net/ifaces/br0/options 
+TYPE=bri
+HOST='wan lan wlan'
+#
+
+** sample hostapd configuration
+# grep -v '^\(#\|ssid\|wpa_pass\|$\)' /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+interface=wlan
+bridge=br0
+driver=madwifi
+logger_syslog=-1
+logger_syslog_level=2
+logger_stdout=-1
+logger_stdout_level=2
+debug=0
+dump_file=/root/tmp/hostapd.dump
+ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
+ctrl_interface_group=0
+macaddr_acl=1
+auth_algs=3
+eapol_version=1
+eapol_key_index_workaround=0
+eap_server=0
+wpa=3
+wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
+wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
--- a/etc/net/options.d/00-default	
+++ a/etc/net/options.d/00-default	
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ AUTO_BROADCAST=off
 
 IFGROUP[0]='lo dummy'
 IFGROUP[1]='eth plip usb dvb bnep tuntap'
-IFGROUP[2]='vlan bond bri teql'
+IFGROUP[2]='vlan bond bri teql wlan'
 IFGROUP[3]='iptun ipsectun ovpn ossh'
 IFGROUP[4]='ppp'
--- a/etc/net/scripts/create-wlan	
+++ a/etc/net/scripts/create-wlan	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ 
+#!/bin/bash
+
+pickup_defaults
+pickup_options
+
+[ -x "${WLANCONFIG:=$DEFAULT_WLANCONFIG}" ] || {
+	print_error "$WLANCONFIG does not exist or is not executable. Try installing madwifi-utils RPM."
+	exit 1
+}
+
+: ${HOST:?HOST is missing for $NAME}
+
+$WLANCONFIG $NAME create nounit wlandev "$HOST" wlanmode "${MODE:=sta}" > /dev/null
--- a/etc/net/scripts/destroy-wlan	
+++ a/etc/net/scripts/destroy-wlan	
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ 
+#!/bin/bash
+
+pickup_defaults
+pickup_options
+
+[ -x "${WLANCONFIG:=$DEFAULT_WLANCONFIG}" ] || {
+	print_error "$WLANCONFIG does not exist or is not executable. Try installing madwifi-utils RPM."
+	exit 1
+}
+
+$WLANCONFIG $NAME destroy
--- a/etc/net/scripts/functions	
+++ a/etc/net/scripts/functions	
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ DEFAULT_IFPLUGSTATUS=/usr/sbin/ifplugstatus
 DEFAULT_IFPLUGD=/usr/sbin/ifplugd
 DEFAULT_IWPRIV=/sbin/iwpriv
 DEFAULT_IWCONFIG=/sbin/iwconfig
+DEFAULT_WLANCONFIG=/usr/sbin/wlanconfig
 DEFAULT_WPA_SUPPLICANT=/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
 DEFAULT_WPA_CLI=/usr/sbin/wpa_cli
 DEFAULT_PLIPCONFIG=/sbin/plipconfig
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ declare -frx stop_ipv4ll_client modprobe_with_rename modprobe_tuntap
 declare -frx eval_string kill_by_pidfile
 declare -rx DENOISE DEFAULT_BONDMODE IFACEDIR LOCALSCRIPTDIR VARLIBDIR
 declare -rx VLANTAB HOSTTAB IFTAB PROFILE_FILE PROC_CMDLINE DEFAULT_IFPLUGSTATUS
-declare -rx DEFAULT_IFPLUGD DEFAULT_IWCONFIG DEFAULT_WPA_SUPPLICANT DEFAULT_WPA_CLI DEFAULT_PLIPCONFIG
+declare -rx DEFAULT_IFPLUGD DEFAULT_IWCONFIG DEFAULT_WLANCONFIG DEFAULT_WPA_SUPPLICANT DEFAULT_WPA_CLI DEFAULT_PLIPCONFIG
 declare -rx DEFAULT_IWPRIV DEFAULT_VCONFIG DEFAULT_PENTANETT DEFAULT_PENTAVALT DEFAULT_PENTANET_CONF
 declare -rx DEFAULT_PENTAVAL_CONF DEFAULT_IPSECADM DEFAULT_IFENSLAVE DEFAULT_BRCTL
 declare -rx DEFAULT_ETHTOOL DEFAULT_PPPD DEFAULT_CHAT DEFAULT_PPPOPTIONSFILE