Re: Access Point Mode for Ralink RT5370?

[Sergei Poselenov <sposelenov@emcraft.com>]

Hello Ivo, all,

On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:44:14 +0200
Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Sergei Poselenov
> <sposelenov@emcraft.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does compat-wireless support the Access Point mode for the Ralink
> > RT5370 chip? The driver source pack from the Ralink site only
> > supports Managed and Ad-Hoc modes.
> 
> Yes, the rt2x00-based drivers as found in the compat-wireless package
> are working in AP mode.
> 

I'm trying to set the master mode and it fails:
~ # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
~ # 

The Linux Wireless FAQ here
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/FAQ#Q:_iwconfig_wlan0_mode_master_does_not_work
tells me that I should use hostapd instead of iwconfig to configure the
master mode.

However, for my project the WiFi security is not required. Also, I'm
working on a custom ARM board with Linux 2.6.33 running.

Could you please confirm I should really port hostapd to my target to
configure my USB WiFi as Access Point?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Sergei Poselenov, Emcraft Systems

> Ivo