Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:53:42 -0400
From: "Steven A. Falco" <safalco@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Question] Realtek USB 0bda:8176 as AP?
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To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
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On 09/10/2011 11:51 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 09/10/2011 08:11 PM, Steven A. Falco wrote:
>> I am attempting to use a Realtek USB dongle as an access point on
>> a PC running Fedora 15, with hostapd as the user-layer SW.
>>
>> The USB ID is 0bda:8176, which makes this an rtlwifi:rtl8192cu
>> device.
> 
> What kernel are you running? The latest is in wireless-testing, but that will be difficult to clone as long as kernel.org is out of commission. In addition, there are two patches that were sent on 9/3, but have not yet been incorporated due to the k.o problems. They are attached.
> 

I'm using kernel-3.1.0-0.rc3.git0.0.fc16.src.rpm from Fedora 16.
I'll apply the patches you provided and test a bit later today.

	Steve

> I just got a Powermac G4 and I'm fixing the big-endian issues, but that is clearly not your problem.
> 
> Larry
>