From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 04:19:50 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8ADE5A97 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:19:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-f169.google.com (mail-wi0-f169.google.com [209.85.212.169]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2185B2F8 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:19:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f169.google.com with SMTP id r20so7656699wiv.2 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:19:47 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Baqduv4Mqtrn3YGU16qYtCC+oeVu98AC9+OgllZvffA=; b=lHV0wHoGdhfEy+nEa6kg78IhGperGBtwj+MuwTt/ORdANPXVbQjbvo3DRWLD75qSCJ e2AqPkFZZJuWjqmmw7qfNcMha7r4YdOR8IBTigiks890P5kl5TLdQb71WwbPCXO6MxTC XJ6A8t3axA9Sl1FsavAe2T5nz6ISPfQm2Hgb3z0TXLNWMgPP14bszWxNQ8HOGSrQFs/c 5O+vv4PsY6/PTNTgKFyR/cal2TQcX+WGC0n9TCxHgFM/HKvy2j9FmkEF/6jcW/AuJ9cC H70RpYBs5aNooj7sRY1v1H67Fy4Y5jaGntgmeF9iO53iAdwDjFqwxPZnMaQI3klHi3f9 x+og== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmBEYXDiXo5nCahrVIY0QO8kNFXKDV490D13wvOogITbq7Tltvz/7yFJYs5lUx40ZFI/Dh3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.206.4 with SMTP id lk4mr18082184wic.47.1416802787193; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:19:47 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.27.175.10 with HTTP; Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:19:47 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [101.173.213.59] In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:19:47 +1100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: iwn wi-fi and hostap From: Anders Jensen-Waud To: Adrian Chadd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:19:50 -0000 Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > 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 :( > > No worries, thank you for the advise! Would you be able to recommend a good USB wi-fi dongle, which I can purchase for my device, which would enable it to act as a reliable access point? > > -a > > Anders > > On 22 November 2014 at 02:53, Anders Jensen-Waud > 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" >