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Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:23:47 -0600
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
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Subject: Re: Question about iwl3945
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On 01/06/2011 03:04 PM, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 14:58 -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
>> Is there any reason why the Intel3495 wireless card using the iwl3945 driver
>> with kernel 2.6.34 does not work in AP mode using hostapd? The message is
>>
>> nl80211: Failed to set interface wlan0 into AP mode
>> nl80211 driver initialization failed.
> 
> Neither 3945 nor 4965 can ever support AP mode due to firmware
> restrictions, sorry.

Thanks. Don't worry, I'm not trying to convert a $600 laptop into a $30 access
point! In fact, I already own 4 APs. A year ago, I wrote a howto for the
openSUSE forums, and someone is trying to follow my prescription. He had some
nasty things to say about the 3945 when I gave him the bad news. Unfortunately,
he will be buying another wifi card and not an AP.

Larry