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Date:      Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:37:36 +0800
From:      Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com>
To:        Patrick Lahni <list@cykotix.com>
Cc:        freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: iwn and hostap
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On 26 June 2011 23:26, Patrick Lahni <list@cykotix.com> wrote:
> Adhoc is supported.  According to iwn(4):
>
> iwn supports station, adhoc, and monitor mode operation.
>
> I wasn't sure if that means, just for now?  Or is hostap not planned for
> these cards supported by iwn?

The card runs closed-source firmware which we can't get to the insides
of. I don't know the exact details, but there may be some features
which we can't really get to in order to support proper hostap modes.


adrian



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