Return-path: Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:27769 "EHLO c60.cesmail.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752181AbYKLWqx (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:46:53 -0500 Subject: Re: ath5k master (AP) mode From: Pavel Roskin To: RUMI Szabolcs Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20081112224810.8d4ca179.rumi_ml@rtfm.hu> References: <20081112224810.8d4ca179.rumi_ml@rtfm.hu> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:46:50 -0500 Message-Id: <1226530010.15173.0.camel@dv> (sfid-20081112_234656_893128_640E9061) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 2008-11-12 at 22:48 +0100, RUMI Szabolcs wrote: > Hello! > > I've been trying to set an Atheros NIC to AP mode using the ath5k > driver but it fails: > > # iwconfig wlan0 mode master > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. You need to use hostapd for master mode. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin