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Subject: Re: ath5k master (AP) mode
From: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
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On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 17:58 -0500, pat-lkml wrote:
> Alexey Yudichev wrote:
> >> On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:33:21 +0000
> >> Alexey Yudichev <ayudichev@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I've just joined the list so don't know how to join the same thread so
> >>> to indicate that it's the same matter I use the same subject. I am
> >>> trying to make my "04:01.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications
> >>> Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)" which is
> >>> identified by ath5k as
> >>> [   10.356742] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR5213A chip found (MAC: 0x59, PHY: 0x43)
> >>> [   10.356748] ath5k phy0: RF5112B multiband radio found (0x36)
> >> I have the exact same card (AR5001X+) working in master mode with hostapd. What kernel version and hostapd version do you use?
> > 
> > Hi, I use 2.6.27-11-generic (from ubuntu's
> > linux-backports-modules-intrepid-generic), hostapd v0.5.10.
> 
> I don't know if it's intended, or just not implemented, but iwconfig <iface> mode master
> won't work with mac80211 drivers.  Hostapd knows how to set master mode on it's own. 

Hostapd needs to be used for master mode in *any* case.  So yes, its
intended that you need hostapd for master mode with mac80211 drivers.
Just switching the card to master mode simply won't work, because
there's oh-so-much-more setup required in addition to that, which
hostapd knows how to do.

Dan