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From: Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 09:08:06 +1000
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Subject: Re: AP mode - usb wlan interface: Sagem XG-76NA 802.11bg
To: mafeuser@gmail.com
Cc: Walter Goldens <goldenstranger@yahoo.com>,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
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On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 07:09,  <mafeuser@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hallo Walter.
>
> Thank YOu for the answer.
>
> I didn't know about compat-wireless package, thus that's why I upgraded
> by ubuntu 10.04 to ubuntu 11.04, then gotten newest kernel 2.6.39 week
> ago.
>
> then I did:
> $ iw list
> Wiphy phy0
> ....
> ....
> ? ? ? ?Supported interface modes:
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * IBSS
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * managed
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP ? ? ? ? ? !!!! YES, YES
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * AP/VLAN
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * monitor
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * mesh point
>
> BUT:(((((:
>
> $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode master
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
> ? ?SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>
> I was a little bit disappointed, that's why I decided to ask You.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

You can't set master mode with iwconfig. Access point mode needs a
program to run in userspace to handle some of the heavy lifting. You
need to read this FAQ entry:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/FAQ#Q:_iwconfig_wlan0_mode_master_does_not_work

Then look up hostapd

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd

Thanks,

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Julian Calaby

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