Return-path: Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:49458 "EHLO plane.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752145Ab2G0PPM (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:15:12 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SumFw-0004mz-23 for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:15:08 +0200 Received: from 83.68.239.193 ([83.68.239.193]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:15:08 +0200 Received: from netuse by 83.68.239.193 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:15:08 +0200 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org From: Marco Subject: RTL8187 in master mode with hostapd Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:11:37 +0200 Message-ID: <20120727171137.4a1d1ce7@homerow> (sfid-20120727_171516_140532_CE69FA1A) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, I own an Alfa AWUS036H network adapter using the rtl8187 driver on a Debian box running kernel 3.5.0. I want to use it with hostapd, which apparently requires master mode to be enabled in the driver. The page http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/rtl8187 states: not working yet: AP/Master mode What means *yet*? Is it planned to add master mode support in the near future? Do you have other suggestions what I could do to get the driver to work together with hostap? Disclaimer: I am not an expert in those things. I set up the access point some years ago, then the network adapter started to function unreliably. I then replaced it with a different one (the abovementioned 036H) and didn't manage to get my setup running again. Best regards Marco