On 07/28/2012 02:16 PM, Marco wrote:
On 2012-07-28 Larry Finger
<Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Larry,
In the case of the RTL8187L, which is the chip in your Alfa device, it means
*never*.
Thanks for this straightforward answer. In this case it makes sense
to change the point AP/Master mode on the driver description page
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl8187
from “not working yet” to “not supported”.
That chip only has a single hardware transmit queue and the work of
getting the high-priority traffic, such as beacons, transmitted at the correct
time would be much more than it would be worth.
I wasn't aware of that when I bought the device.
It might be off-topic here, but what chip (or device) would you
recommend instead, for use in an AP? It has to be connected via USB,
support master mode and, only if possible, run without the need of
proprietary firmware.
Thanks for taking the time to deal with my issue.
As far as I know, there are no USB devices that meet all of your requirements.
If you relax the one about external firmware, then any of the USB devices that
run rt2800usb (Ralink) should support master mode. I'm not at home now and do
not have mine with me, thus I cannot give you a make/model. An older dual-band
model is the Dell 1450U. These are available new on E-bay for $10. Perhaps
someone else on this list can suggest other specific models. I am quite certain
that Atheros also has such devices.
Larry
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