Return-path: Received: from purkki.adurom.net ([80.68.90.206]:47289 "EHLO purkki.adurom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752172Ab0GaTA7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:00:59 -0400 To: Sujith Cc: Pavel Roskin , "linville\@tuxdriver.com" , "linux-wireless\@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ath9k_htc: Add AP mode to supported modes References: <19481.60102.659111.953695@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <1276878831.5110.4.camel@mj> <87pqy4dq10.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> <19540.27325.74223.869026@gargle.gargle.HOWL> From: Kalle Valo Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:00:56 +0300 In-Reply-To: <19540.27325.74223.869026@gargle.gargle.HOWL> (Sujith's message of "Sat\, 31 Jul 2010 23\:56\:05 +0530") Message-ID: <877hkbeas7.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Sujith writes: > Kalle Valo wrote: >> >> > I confirm that the AP mode is working on TP-Link TL-WN422G (0cf3:1006). >> > I tested both patched of the series at once. >> > >> > That's great news! TL-WN422G has an external antenna, connects over USB >> > and supports AP mode. Users keep asking about that combination of >> > features. Now we have an answer :-) >> >> Cool, this would be really handy for testing wireless clients. Does it >> also support proper multicast/broadcast buffering? > > Nope, the firmware lacks CAB queue support, which is required for PS > buffering in Atheros' chipsets. Which is exactly why those patches > were dropped. :( I was just afraid of this. Oh well, AP support, USB and cheap sounded like an impossible combination :/ Thank you for letting me know. -- Kalle Valo