Re: Mode ap with a wireless card under linux

[Thomas Goirand <thomas@goirand.fr>]

Finally, I went back to the shop I bough the SMC, got refund and get a 
DWL-G520 from another shop. It's working perfectly with a big WEP key 
and in AP mode. I'm going to go further and try WPA. I'm a happy D-Link 
customer (even I'm almost sure they didn't spend a buck on a linux driver).

Thomas

Thomas Goirand (GPLHost) wrote:

> Hi !
>
> I've tried 2 cards for having my home gateway as an access point for 
> me and my neighborhood. I've tried 2 cards, first a RaLink 2570 USB 
> branded by ASUS. They claim it works under Linux, in fact, when trying 
> the driver, it simply crashes the Linux kernel when you try to use it 
> (ie play with ifconfig / insmod / rmmod).
>
> So I went to get another. The only I found was a SMC 2802W. Too bad 
> again, because it's a V2 of the board that uses a "softmac" as I could 
> see on prism54 forums, and that softmac is not supported.
>
> I feel like both ASUS and SMC cheated me, ASUS even more because they 
> have the driver downloadable online for Linux. I'll have to try to 
> resell my boards forget about the 73 euros spent, or pray someone has 
> enough spare time to work on the driver. I hate it...
>
> So my question is simple: what the hell should I buy to have a working 
> AP powered by open source? As I live in Paris, I can get any of those 
> cards:
>
> http://www.rue-montgallet.com/prix/75012/comparer/130/Reseaux-sans-fil/
>
> Thomas