Hi, I got it worked out. /opt/wifi/bin/hostapd hostapd.conf -dd Configuration file: hostapd.conf nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 6 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 12 BSS count 1, BSSID mask 00:00:00:00:00:00 (0 bits) nl80211: Added 802.11b mode based on 802.11g information Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=1 freq=2412 MHz max_tx_power=20 dBm ....... Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=10 freq=2457 MHz max_tx_power=20 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=11 freq=2462 MHz max_tx_power=20 dBm RATE[0] rate=10 flags=0x2 RATE[1] rate=20 flags=0x6 .......... RATE[11] rate=540 flags=0x0 Completing interface initialization Mode: IEEE 802.11g Channel: 1 Frequency: 2412 MHz Flushing old station entries Deauthenticate all stations nl_set_encr: ifindex=6 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=0 set_tx=1 seq_len=0 key_len=0 nl_set_encr: ifindex=6 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0 nl_set_encr: ifindex=6 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0 nl_set_encr: ifindex=6 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0 Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 02:00:00:00:00:00 and ssid 'mac80211 test' nl80211: Set beacon (beacon_set=0) wlan0: Setup of interface done. MGMT (TX callback) ACK Blacklisting some modules and disabling NetworkManager fixed the problem. Georgy -- Georgy Berdyshev GPG key: 830F68C5 Fingerprint: 0379 ED5A BEE5 65A8 7BD5 31E7 F5B4 1EC7 830F 68C5 -- 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