Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:44794 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750852AbYDOLCO (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:02:14 -0400 Subject: Re: Does mac80211 support ap mode From: Johannes Berg To: Dan Williams Cc: cao jing , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1208202280.12139.23.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20080414_204742_445593_54A5FE8E) References: <9f33c5230804141218j5778195ajc1a7bae011eb9528@mail.gmail.com> <1208202280.12139.23.camel@localhost.localdomain> (sfid-20080414_204742_445593_54A5FE8E) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-E9kB9H7sKyb3N6b1s7xH" Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:02:06 +0200 Message-Id: <1208257326.3502.26.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080415_120226_451018_06D5D558) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-E9kB9H7sKyb3N6b1s7xH Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > I read the mac80211 code. I found only the STA, IBSS and Mesh_Point > > interface type are processed by the code. So does it support the ap > > mode. >=20 > Yes, it does. I'd suggest using hostapd as your AP daemon and the > nl80211 hostap driver. While it's still under pretty heavy development, > it all should be fairly usable. Johannes Berg would probably have a > more up-to-date description of the status of the hostapd nl80211 driver > and mac80211 AP-mode support. Yes, AP mode is supported, however, you need patches (see http://johannes.sipsolutions.net/patches/kernel/all/LATEST/series for a note on it) The reason for the patches is that while it work, there are a number of problems: * depending on configuration, it may not be IEEE 802.11 compliant (this is related to basic rate set and similar things) * there may be inefficiencies with the frame handling * probably more I'm not thinking of right now johannes --=-E9kB9H7sKyb3N6b1s7xH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUASASLLaVg1VMiehFYAQKQ1w/9GEe2tBwdRAGV47FTqpGHCI7gaaqto78m JkXFd7W4LmxU9NAXdsv3u1i5wXoBLzNrYorBk7SKeQAvXaJV837rPZofkO99oqOH Nn7UpNAAa+fl3pDsQtQhJ7WrJ1GJm1oYlP/OQMR1WLDrlNhiT+weGNsSJZAd/OXP MHl0RMZEZGkFsN9ZrUUIGxicbZG0a1/GMpR4/cdoEpSEfcDGF7ZZV5hLlUHDEA1C GMflmZxJOot1n7OELWZLzuPEqheJP8xo9zT9CHSflhOgF9yucZdQbglEkttTGYfa DCa8JkbSdWHhytGNp10lmHAuBB583Wn3uDDTVLpSpE9G5XASs1/sCYNy9pbW8zeS bRs/q1jg8pK5ZP0BzSafldWekzQECz9SKqw3n5kTJqbLfFmbuzzz2DdXs1Q1eynV 5uiABCjhRGXx7jAtJ6NwRwiWyDc1r1QNiLHEM1IP5fpuvGwQThsK5iq7U1yfISEz jJ0C8poPwUHX4F/p5xigN2E/M9nHMuken55hTDLpMiAGi0itwjpS03taovmxfrUu o2ZE0JFCdQXOezjNS2fNCi2DX0y3ExKdE0JpjXeJVI56wIc5KAbV419k6ISVgINR 6qhTISw7MCdHbh0nHfGIvlPeuXXqGpbsRdgcGHs5MHPJyDJWJx7LG3d+Zx/Tp2VM uVMskRhz+Z0= =yALE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-E9kB9H7sKyb3N6b1s7xH--