Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f174.google.com ([209.85.214.174]:59819 "EHLO mail-ob0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755299AbaBRQIU (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:08:20 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f174.google.com with SMTP id uy5so18681392obc.19 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:08:19 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <53038571.7040503@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20140218_170823_465590_01487C7E) Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:08:17 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: shankar swaminathan , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: mac80211 support for RTL chipset References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/18/2014 06:14 AM, shankar swaminathan wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install and get an USB WiFi dongle in AP ("Master") > mode on linux kernel 3.3.4. > > I am not able to get the device to work with mac80211 / cfg80211 > driver --> iw does not work but iwconfig works. > > Do you know if the RTL 8188CUS and RTL 8188EUS chipsets support mac80211? Driver rtl8192cu for the RTL8188CUS does use mac80211. Driver r8188eu for the RTL8188EU does not. Larry