On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:58 -0500, pat-lkml wrote: > Alexey Yudichev wrote: > >> On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:33:21 +0000 > >> Alexey Yudichev <ayudichev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I've just joined the list so don't know how to join the same thread so > >>> to indicate that it's the same matter I use the same subject. I am > >>> trying to make my "04:01.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications > >>> Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)" which is > >>> identified by ath5k as > >>> [ 10.356742] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR5213A chip found (MAC: 0x59, PHY: 0x43) > >>> [ 10.356748] ath5k phy0: RF5112B multiband radio found (0x36) > >> I have the exact same card (AR5001X+) working in master mode with hostapd. What kernel version and hostapd version do you use? > > > > Hi, I use 2.6.27-11-generic (from ubuntu's > > linux-backports-modules-intrepid-generic), hostapd v0.5.10. > > I don't know if it's intended, or just not implemented, but iwconfig <iface> mode master > won't work with mac80211 drivers. Hostapd knows how to set master mode on it's own. Hostapd needs to be used for master mode in *any* case. So yes, its intended that you need hostapd for master mode with mac80211 drivers. Just switching the card to master mode simply won't work, because there's oh-so-much-more setup required in addition to that, which hostapd knows how to do. Dan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
