Return-path: Received: from mx03.syneticon.net ([78.111.66.105]:55576 "EHLO mx03.syneticon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751507AbZFRUW0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:22:26 -0400 Message-ID: <4A3AA20C.6020908@wpkg.org> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:22:36 +0200 From: Tomasz Chmielewski MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bob Copeland CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ath5k AP support? References: <4A381159.70301@wpkg.org> <4A3AA08E.4050400@wpkg.org> In-Reply-To: <4A3AA08E.4050400@wpkg.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Bob Copeland wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Tomasz Chmielewski >> wrote: >>> According to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k, AP mode is >>> "reported to work, we just need some further tests on all cards to be >>> sure". >>> >>> I just tried it with 2.6.30 kernel with this card: >> >> 2.6.30 does not enable AP mode, you should try the wireless-testing >> tree instead. >> >> There is at least one known bug (the patch at the end is broken but >> close): http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13237 > > I tried compat-wireless-2009-06-17, but I can't connect: > > Jun 18 22:12:31 mangoo hostapd: wlan1: STA 00:23:08:78:d4:5f IEEE > 802.11: authenticated > Jun 18 22:12:31 mangoo hostapd: wlan1: STA 00:23:08:78:d4:5f IEEE > 802.11: associated (aid 1) > Jun 18 22:12:34 mangoo hostapd: wlan1: STA 00:23:08:78:d4:5f IEEE > 802.11: deauthenticated due to local deauth request > Jun 18 22:12:40 mangoo hostapd: wlan1: STA 00:23:08:78:d4:5f IEEE > 802.11: authenticated > (...) Oh well. The above is with hostapd 0.7.0 snapshot. With 0.6.9 I can connect and the connection works fine Is it normal? hostapd 0.7.0 snapshot worked with a b43 card (but my b43 card doesn't work well on my ASUS router, and hence I'm trying a different card, ath5k). -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org