Why do only certain wireless cards support host AP mode or IBSS mode? Is the 'modality' hardwired into the wifi hardware?
For the archives (since I couldn't find anything on this), the drivers that support being wireless routers (Host AP mode) are: acs(4), ath(4), pgt(4), ral(4), rtw(4), rum(4), ural(4) and wi(4) Drivers that support joining ad-hoc networks: acx(4), an(4), ath(4), atu(4), atw(4), ipw(4), iwi(4), pgt(4), ral(4), ray(4), rtw(4), rum(4), ural(4), urtw(4), wi(4) Drivers that can be ad-hoc "masters" (is this still correct or are ad-hoc masters outdated?): wi(4) (zyd(4) says the chip has the ability to do ad-hoc but "more work is required", and googling (http://mirror.hamakor.org.il/archives/linux-il/11-2005/18095.html) suggests it can be an access point too) Thank you in advance -Nick
