On 22 January 2016 at 04:47, night decoder <nightdecoder@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Janusz solution by adding second interface works for me, tested on a ath9k card. > > iw wlan0 interface add wlan0_1 type managed > ifconfig wlan0_1 hw ether <new_mac> > > Running hostapd on wlan0 and wpa_supplicant on wlan_1. > I was able to scan (wpa_cli scan) without "ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Operation not supported > Failed to initiate AP scan." error while hostapd is running. > BTW, with ath9k you can scan when AP: iw wlan0 scan ap-force > Is this configuration also available in Realtek RTL8188EU card? > > http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/R8188EU.html > > It is a USB wireless card, I'm trying to configure it on kernel 2.6.32.27 (ARM926EJ-S) with BusyBox's iw and ip. > I don't know this HW, but you can check available combinations using: iw phyX info BR Janusz > night > > ---------------------------------------- > Subject: Re: Running hostapd and wpa_supplicant on the same interface > To: ilan.peer@xxxxxxxxx; nightdecoder@xxxxxxxx; hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: a@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:16:03 +0800 > > > > > On 21/01/16 22:12, Peer, Ilan wrote: >> This is not always possible when the AP interface is already beaconing. For this to work the driver needs to report NL80211_FEATURE_AP_SCAN, and you need to specify 'ap-force' in the iw scan command. >> > > right, thanks for clarifying! Which basically means "every device not > supporting HW scan". > > ok, I am digressing :) > > Cheers, > > -- > Antonio Quartulli > > _______________________________________________ > Hostap mailing list > Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap
