Cool let's get this sorted then. Here is the output now with the 3.4.6 kernel. If you prefer me to try with the 3.5, I can. thanks uname -r 3.4.6-custom ifconfig br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 80:ee:73:31:54:b2 inet addr:192.168.0.40 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::82ee:73ff:fe31:54b2/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:426 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:548 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:30369 (30.3 KB) TX bytes:79172 (79.1 KB) eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 80:ee:73:31:54:b2 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:510 errors:0 dropped:4 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:546 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:54044 (54.0 KB) TX bytes:79000 (79.0 KB) Interrupt:45 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:968 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:968 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:72060 (72.0 KB) TX bytes:72060 (72.0 KB) iwconfig br0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Frequency:2.437 GHz Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off Power Management:on lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. sudo modinfo rtl8192ce filename: /lib/modules/3.4.6-custom/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU_B.bin firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfwU.bin firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin description: Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n PCI wireless license: GPL author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@xxxxxxxxxxx> author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> srcversion: AE758D5E662358264A4DB35 alias: pci:v000010ECd00008176sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008177sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008178sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008191sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtlwifi,rtl8192c-common,mac80211 intree: Y vermagic: 3.4.6-custom SMP mod_unload modversions 686 parm: swenc:Set to 1 for software crypto (default 0) parm: ips:Set to 0 to not use link power save (default 1) parm: swlps:Set to 1 to use SW control power save (default 0) parm: fwlps:Set to 1 to use FW control power save (default 1) parm: debug:Set debug level (0-5) (default 0) (int) sudo hostapd -dd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf nl80211: Register Action command failed: ret=-114 (Operation already in progress) nl80211: Register Action match - hexdump(len=1): 06 nl80211: Failed to register Action frame processing - ignore for now nl80211: Interface wlan0 is in bridge br0 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 3 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 4 Failed to create interface mon.wlan0: -23 (Too many open files in system) Try to remove and re-create mon.wlan0 nl80211: Remove interface ifindex=5 nl80211: New interface mon.wlan0 created: ifindex=6 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 6 Could not set interface mon.wlan0 flags: Success nl80211: Remove interface ifindex=6 nl80211: Failed to set interface wlan0 into AP mode nl80211 driver initialization failed. ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=4 eloop_data=0x8423900 user_data=0x8423eb0 handler=0x807c5e0 ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=6 eloop_data=0x8425cb8 user_data=(nil) handler=0x8086770 -- 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