Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:59639 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755636AbYDOLDz (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:03:55 -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="=-u2SbDY2TO/RD/aLEpu80" Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:03:47 +0200 Message-Id: <1208257427.3502.28.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080415_120358_281281_BF77409A) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-u2SbDY2TO/RD/aLEpu80 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. As for drivers, b43 is known to work (I test this), rt2500pci seems to have some trouble (Bas Hulsken was trying it) and I don't know about any others. johannes --=-u2SbDY2TO/RD/aLEpu80 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUASASLkqVg1VMiehFYAQKgvQ//dLCdJttu6qTrLKMQbt1XpRhYnoVWTDjt yc0Xn+OZ2rrKYim2JzwgFHKUE4A0SpbgN7v7BwwytSd90qEpzIfXCdg3IpbVHkq5 XcGRMseJ4cKaKrOTAGkswMWgOedQ5418YNGSbJZRgNutEmGMDqe5FF8hxebro/qN ICl4dMekXKUK7hfOG89inseZKUV73+NXdsPUuWq0rcXvvA3mS7sGrvX8Us3UnMex s5wIBPKp/osT1Jb4vjuFbDr9CMtQg70kgfEfJ/OLeNfZ+YSsa+rl1YtajVfLHi3E KRamD4IycXkqTiM5QzfbBs4WNeF6KEPU8C5FRu94eGdJ78ApZc2eEzK9pI9P3nuy Mj9XpxMF1E5/yul/76szroDUduk78DqR/T7Ngu5Ia61QdLxfslgkTTBcIQV166w0 WmAxBH4aCoaXE7/RfNzapEA6GYmPxpAYBSFJ7O7YkBslvvLg8FMhc21XLZ7hXhAK X5wDI8v7UT7+tkkSdWMI57y7msub7IeZfEXWgBv9/6reXChtTkok6blctu0Mphqz XTrKKNZqmyifPxCNteMH64QNC7TA96a6dXPbKg8DoQhYbOSw+Ex6kdKwVWO/ihmf C9XYfWtgs2gYxoQkpYqOxK3LRuq5/08wPuqUnYgHTNdSY1BJMckz30c92p5yNNBj kPRvKDDkp3A= =MYj5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-u2SbDY2TO/RD/aLEpu80--