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Torxed

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Registered: 2013-01-10

Posts: 202

hostapd/iwconfig - Can't switch mode on iwlwifi / nl80211 driver

Been googleing, half the posts says this should be no big deal.
Others say i have to patch stuff or just give up.

So without further due, can i turn my Intel Wireless card into a wifi AP following this guide: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/So … cess_point

Or am i out of luck?

iwconfig wlp3s0 mode Master

Gives:

Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
    SET failed on device wlp3s0 ; Invalid argument.

Hardware info:

lspci -k | grep -A 3 -i "network"

03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN
        Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
        Kernel modules: iwlwifi

modinfo iwlwifi | grep 'depend'

depends:        cfg80211

As i understand it, cfg80211 should be using the nl80211 driver?

Last edited by Torxed (2014-02-27 16:57:21)

Gusar

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Registered: 2009-08-25

Posts: 3,606

Re: hostapd/iwconfig - Can't switch mode on iwlwifi / nl80211 driver

iwconfig is not the way to go, especially not that command. Install iw, run "iw list" and check "Supported interface modes". If AP isn't among them, and with iwlwifi it probably won't be, you're indeed out of luck.