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Re: Master mode in iw

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On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 13:49 +0200, Mark Ryden wrote:
> Hello,
> Thanks for you quick response.
> I know that I can set master mode with hostapd.
> 
> My question is - is there something inherent which
> prevents implementing it with "iw"?
> When comparing to the old set of tools, which includes
> iwconifg,
> "iwconfig wlan0 mode Master" works on some interfaces.

Yes, the interface will do _nothing_ if you don't use hostapd.

johannes

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