Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:42858 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751651AbYKZLVr (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:21:47 -0500 Subject: Re: AP (Master Mode) of wireless drivers From: Johannes Berg To: Vladimir Koutny Cc: Pavel Roskin , Mark Ryden , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <492D0A26.9090801@work.ksp.sk> (sfid-20081126_100034_138731_1E1B1C2B) References: <1227633414.15224.6.camel@dv> <492D0A26.9090801@work.ksp.sk> (sfid-20081126_100034_138731_1E1B1C2B) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-04YS7z1Hmx4D7yFFrCHh" Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:03:13 +0100 Message-Id: <1227693793.4613.57.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20081126_122150_747580_A1659B1B) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-04YS7z1Hmx4D7yFFrCHh Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 09:34 +0100, Vladimir Koutny wrote: > >> More specifically, I am particularly interested to know whether Intel > >> iwl3945 and Intel iwl4965 support AP (Master Mode), and in case they > >> do not (as I am afraid is the situation) > >> - is there any intention to add AP (masted mode) support to these driv= ers > >> in the near future ? > >=20 > > The driver announces AP mode support (look for NL80211_IFTYPE_AP and > > hw->wiphy->interface_modes in iwl-core.c and iwl3945-base.c), so it > > might work, or at least the intention is to make it work. By the way, > > rt2x00 announces AP mode support too (in some conditions). >=20 > I've tested AP mode on iwl4965 about 2 weeks ago and a very quick test di= d > work (no encryption, just connected a win notebook to it and did some > browsing). Just be sure to fetch correct (=3Drecent) versions of hostapd = and > libnl.. I don't think it'll do mcast buffering correctly. johannes --=-04YS7z1Hmx4D7yFFrCHh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJJLR7dAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYT9wP/3UN7CfzskpBai1n47MhTKoW bBzSOTdQXii0EtzaE4QaGB3IYe+C9qdC46l8tE7b/7lt2n8PrlVKuzybyhqzygQb DuegvqSoEDgissDmziX/9/ZLjaCJPEQ0Ui3N4p0BVTaW4BMclWOnevxuSIJ7mAb0 tp1ykgEO/JJb16gN+KqkZN7gEfoNUP2j534iIP+oaHgVd0JCFESWtiOUIa47WClk xnl8hsCmIE5Nqbi6vjTQyjaMFo8hd0M9xCsdPVzR1PWFzntsRLgCmVuD7MY07cg4 JjkR516mod/ylsR5RI4r3iK8vNplyfJNEMUtlOdSTAqgqyeK/Oqio9aue8knunRt SJf+ZCz2rwufgTodZuTvmvAYDosCzLPOPlAOknbTGcAwEN+OBFtYUmZSFwJ6AJXb HklD4hf3UsT4Kj8663nv25wmtKbt9b1WTl3dt5XYpR1eUO1xuDZ0l8yNu1KOxToQ g7CO8Wm3bOLl3U3VQqtAaUGNiJEam8u+OGuSHNwXvOGu76udcZpY0aJxixAHJ7KU ea+iWNB7DVYsyJFNIWxa7CRUjMFapuGahqRV7knBJO6ViOGSnIdYAtjDpmwk8Cj7 f4INIijYDZEb7AYy3wz0udgxqJlg6pFtLxgSnZZg101gUePHtMMmkmalJmwXfil4 9jpvL2txLPGTAz+H2y4u =u0wo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-04YS7z1Hmx4D7yFFrCHh--