Return-path: Received: from mms2.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.18]:2521 "EHLO mms2.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754503Ab2EaM1c (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 May 2012 08:27:32 -0400 Message-ID: <4FC76389.70600@broadcom.com> (sfid-20120531_142807_732500_62B1356A) Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:26:49 +0200 From: "Arend van Spriel" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Erwin Van de Velde" cc: linux-wireless , "Florian Fainelli" , "Johannes Berg" , "Dan Williams" Subject: Re: Master mode support in iwlagn? References: <5252852.vpKViOerhF@sylvesterjr.cmi.ua.ac.be> <5625918.SuzapvkoUg@sylvesterjr.cmi.ua.ac.be> <4FC75DA4.2090909@broadcom.com> <1999855.FUDAX7EfOH@sylvesterjr.cmi.ua.ac.be> In-Reply-To: <1999855.FUDAX7EfOH@sylvesterjr.cmi.ua.ac.be> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 05/31/2012 02:16 PM, Erwin Van de Velde wrote: > I have one ethernet connection and want to share that connection over > wireless, preferably in AP mode although I guess ad hoc mode is possible too. > Just not sure if NetworkManager supports that. NetworkManager does support ad-hoc, but your hardware need to support beacon transmission for that as well. You could consider buying an AP. They are not that expensive ;-) Gr. AvS