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From: Fernando Meira <fmeira@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:28:37
Message-Id: a3c2e88b05080511225a001a5e@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works? by Hans-Werner Hilse
1 hmm...
2 not nice...
3 There's no other way to work with my card unless with ndiswrapper... at
4 least from what I read.
5 What about Ad-Hoc? Would it be possible to provide internet access to other
6 pcs?
7
8 Fernando
9
10 On 8/5/05, Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de> wrote:
11 >
12 > Hi,
13 >
14 > On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:28:46 +0000
15 > Fernando Meira <fmeira@×××××.com> wrote:
16 >
17 > > Does that mean that it is unadvised to use a PCMCIA card for AP
18 > functions?
19 > > I won't need a good range... something that works fine up to 8 meters
20 > > (between 2 rooms) is enough.
21 > > I have to check if the driver I use allows Master mode.
22 > >
23 > > # ndiswrapper -l
24 > > Installed ndis drivers:
25 > > lsbcmnds driver present, hardware present
26 > >
27 > > Any idea?
28 >
29 > ndiswrapper doesn't support master mode:
30 >
31 > http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/FAQ#Is_master_mode_supported.3F
32 >
33 > There would have to be a native linux driver, supporting soft-AP
34 > facilities...
35 >
36 > -hwh
37 > --
38 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
39 >
40 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works? Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de>