Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:29:15 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Anders Jensen-Waud <anders@jensenwaud.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: iwn wi-fi and hostap Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmon11oiwdc1Z3Qe3bLgaZfKySCQ2-soRoF_K2AQkg-ziRA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CALvn0yjrq7egiVEbu_jY8R%2Bw8i-5P2sRQ3nx3HLA5VRzCZQGng@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALvn0yjrq7egiVEbu_jY8R%2Bw8i-5P2sRQ3nx3HLA5VRzCZQGng@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi! I don't think the iwn driver in FreeBSD supports hostapd operation. And it's only supported by some of the iwn NIC firmware, not all of them. sorry :( -a On 22 November 2014 at 02:53, Anders Jensen-Waud <anders@jensenwaud.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to set up an older IBM laptop as a wireless access point. > FreeBSD 10.1 (amd64) correctly identifies the wireless card: > > iwn0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x11118086 chip=0x42308086 > rev=0x61 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > device = 'PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection' > class = network > > In trying to set it up with hostap, I get the following error: > > root@beastie> ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode hostap bssid > authmode open ssid bsdwifi > ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2: Operation not supported > > Is there some method of configuring iwn so that it can function as an > access point? > > Thanks, > > Anders > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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