Libertas AP mode

[Andrey Yurovsky]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Nico Schümann <devel at nico22.de> wrote:
> Am 02.04.10 19:41, schrieb Andrey Yurovsky:
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Nico Schümann<devel at nico22.de>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have got a Netgear W311v3 PCI card and would like to use it in AP mode.
>>>
>>
>> Your card, being PCI, isn't supported by Libertas anyway.
>
> Whoop, that actually surprises my, since I run my W311v3 card with the
> Libertas Linux Kernel driver.

Really?  What's the driver called? (lsmod or modinfo it please).  If
anything, you're using the Marvell vendor driver for that card?

>> That said,
>> these are full-MAC devices (the MAC is implemented in their firmware)
>> and they do not support AP mode.  That's not something that can be
>> addressed on the host system.
>>
>
> OK, thank you for the explaination. So the simple answer is that I have to
> buy another card.

Yes.  From personal experience, I recommend something with the Atheros
chipsets (ath5k driver) or maybe Broadcom B43.  I've used both in AP
mode.  This list should help:
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers

  -Andrey