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Hi Tony,

One small point

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 14:59, Lin Tony-B19295 <B19295@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>        Does it support master mode? I tried the driver, seems it doesn't. need your confirmation.
>                root@freescale ~$ iwconfig wlan0 mode master
>                Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>                SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.

This is _not_ how you enable master mode.

You need to use the hostapd utility.

See:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/FAQ#Q:_iwconfig_wlan0_mode_master_does_not_work

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd

Thanks,

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