Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] AP Mode support

[Matthew T. R. <mru...@sp...>]

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Ahmi Wolf wrote:

>> Does anyone know if the wireless driver does/will support the hostAP 
>> mode that the prism chipsets are capable of?

It doesn't now.  Looking at the Linux drivers, it looks like it would be 
significant effort.

> If it is not currently possible are there development plans to 
> incorporate this into the driver. Also, are there any tools out there 
> like the WirelessTools for linux that work with this driver?

I have a hacked-up version of the driver which works with bsd-airtools on prism2 
cards only, and also supports encryption and IBSS mode (but not creation,
though mainly for lack of trying) on those cards.  But since the next driver is 
going to be a rewrite anyway, I'm hesitant to release it.

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(How hacked up is it?  Well, Apple says you probably shouldn't subclass 
IOEthernetInterface; I do.  Also it doesn't use the command gate appropriately, 
which can lead to lock-ups if you change SSID while scanning. I really should
fix that).