To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
From: Timon ter Braak <timon@terbraak.org>
Subject: Re: Realtek rtl8192se in AP mode?
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:15:08 +0100
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On 26/12/11 1:59 , Jean-Luc Duprat wrote:
> I am trying to find out whether the Realtek rtl8192se is
> known to be stable and reliable in AP mode.  It certainly
> became functional with kernel 3.0 and I can get the interface
> into master mode, but whenever I try to connect to it my laptop reports
> connection timeouts.  Digging a little more with wireshark, it
> seems that authentication packets exchanged, but no association
> packets are coming through...

I can confirm this issue. With another chip/device I have an AP running 
fine for years now, but with my new system I have been unsuccessful.
I have tried a variety of settings, and I am quite confident that it 
will not work until the driver/firmware is fixed.

Realtek just released a new driver, but until now I was unable to 
download and test it (permission denied):

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=21&PFid=48&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=230&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true&SortByDesc=1

Timon