From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from web51408.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.38.187]:25286 "HELO web51408.mail.re2.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750804AbYGHT2K convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:28:10 -0400 Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:28:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Joerg Pommnitz Reply-To: pommnitz@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Linux capable PDA with WLAN NIC that supports access point mode? To: Johannes Berg Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1215544570.3670.7.camel@johannes.berg> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Message-ID: <573701.63380.qm@web51408.mail.re2.yahoo.com> (sfid-20080708_212813_851110_D1BACCBD) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --- Johannes Berg schrieb am Di, 8.7.2008: > Von: Johannes Berg > Betreff: Re: Linux capable PDA with WLAN NIC that supports access point mode? > An: pommnitz@yahoo.com > CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org > Datum: Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, 21:16 > > I know that mac80211 is not there yet, but on the other > hand > > OpenWRT seems to run on a lot of hardware with very > different NICs. How > > does OpenWRT implement the AP functionality? > > Either with hostapd or the broadcom proprietary driver. This is what I suspected, but according to http://hostap.epitest.fi/hostapd/ only the following drivers are supported: Supported wireless cards/drivers * Host AP driver for Prism2/2.5/3 * madwifi (Atheros ar521x) * Prism54.org (Prism GT/Duette/Indigo) * BSD net80211 layer (e.g., Atheros driver) (FreeBSD 6-CURRENT) Looking at the OpenWRT supported hardware list I see a lot of other NICs. Is the hostapd list incomplete? > > I'm considering a PCCard based NIC with something > like the old Compaq iPAQ > > PC Card Expansion Pack. In this case an Atheros card > with Madwifi might > > work. Does this work? Is there a NIC (Broadcom maybe) > that is better > > suited? > > > > Is there a CompactFlash based WLAN NIC with an AP > capable Linux driver? > > There's a Broadcom CF card. I have one, but it's > not DMA capable in > Linux because of the PCMCIA subsystem (IIRC). What driver? > If you're willing to invest some work, it should be > possible to get the > the N810 working with mac80211/p54spi but it's not > there yet and I don't > have time to work on it. I thought that the Connexant chip in the N810 resembles a FullMAC card. Can this one support AP mode with the standard firmware? > johannes __________________________________________________________ Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail. Dem pfiffigeren Posteingang. http://de.overview.mail.yahoo.com