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From: Joerg Pommnitz <pommnitz@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:38:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [ath9k-devel] Ath9k - Newbie question
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Arun Govindan <arunz <at> hotmail.com> writes:
> 1. Why I can't bring up a card in AP mode without hostapd? 
> Why hostapd is a must even while I'm not planning on using 
> any authentication?

Because the required functionality is not part of the mac80211
kernel code.
See http://www.haifux.org/lectures/206/wirelessLec.pdf for more
information.

Regards
  Joerg