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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
To: Joelle <JoelleEmmily@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RTL8187 in master mode with hostapd
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:45:21 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <516EB581.9080602@lwfinger.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20130417T144556-632@post.gmane.org>

On 04/17/2013 07:51 AM, Joelle wrote:
>
> The statement that the rtl8187 CANNOT be set as an AP is utterly wrong. Alfa
> networks provides a Windows utility that allows one to setup an AP, I've
> used it and it works(as well as anything on windows). It seems that this is
> a crime against technology that windows can provide a functionality that
> Linux cannot or may never.

I did not say that the RTL8187{B,L} cannot be used as an AP! I said that rtl8187 
cannot. The capitalization is important. With caps, it refers to a device; 
without implies a driver.

I am not sure how well an RTL8187L would work as it only has a single transmit 
queue, but perhaps it would work.

If you think there is a "crime against technology", then you need to be the one 
to make the necessary changes to rtl8187. After all, the source is open.

Larry


  reply	other threads:[~2013-04-17 14:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-27 15:11 RTL8187 in master mode with hostapd Marco
2012-07-28 15:32 ` Larry Finger
2012-07-28 19:16   ` Marco
2012-07-30 15:18     ` Larry Finger
2013-04-17 12:51       ` Joelle
2013-04-17 14:45         ` Larry Finger [this message]
2013-04-17 15:42           ` Joelle
2013-04-17 16:30             ` Larry Finger

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