2009-12-15 02:39:17

by Ahmad Yasser

Subject: Re: Does the RTL8187 mac80211 drivers support master/ap mode?

Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...> writes:
>
> It does not work in master/ap mode. It is on my list, but it will
> certainly not be in 2.6.33, which is feature frozen. It may not even
> make it for 2.6.34.
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Oh, sad to hear so.. :/

So is there any other solution to using hostapd with it, or
I just have to wait for the driver to gain support for it?

2009-12-15 02:55:53

by Larry Finger

Subject: Re: Does the RTL8187 mac80211 drivers support master/ap mode?

On 12/14/2009 08:38 PM, Ahmad Yasser wrote:
> Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...> writes:
>>
>> It does not work in master/ap mode. It is on my list, but it will
>> certainly not be in 2.6.33, which is feature frozen. It may not even
>> make it for 2.6.34.
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>>
>
> Oh, sad to hear so.. :/
>
> So is there any other solution to using hostapd with it, or
> I just have to wait for the driver to gain support for it?

It cannot handle generating beacons. You can figure out the answer
from there.