On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:38:05 -0500, Celejar wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Jan 2012 00:32:02 +0000 (UTC) Ramon Hofer
> <ramonho...@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> 
>> I'm using Squeeze with 2.6.32-5-686 and I'm trying to configure my
>> Thinkpad X61s to act as WLAN Access Point. It has an Intel 4965
>> chipset:
>> 
>> # lspci
>> 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or
>> AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
> 
> ...
> 
>> Maybe the controller can't be used in master mode? Here's the output of
>> # iw phy phy0 info
>> http://pastebin.com/LCbYFghh
>> 
>> It says on lines 20ff:
>>      Supported interface modes:
>>               * IBSS
>>               * managed
>>               * monitor
>> 
>> As far as I understand this is a problem as there should also be master
>> listed?
> 
> According to Wikipedia, the iwlwifi drivers indeed do not support master
> mode:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-
source_wireless_drivers#Driver_capabilities
> 
> :( My T61 also has that card ...

That's too bad :-(

But I was able to use my old Thinkpad T43 as a AP :-)


Regards
Ramon


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