Regarding AP and STA functionality

[Vic Berdin]

Hi,

Although hostap may not be best suited for non-AP 
functionality, yes it is possible by simply changing 
operational mode on the fly using wireless tools.
You can also opt to make use of orinoco_cs for STA
operations, and have a script that should at first,
start out using orinoco_cs (STA), then if an AP is 
not detected, copy 'hostap.conf' and dump it in
/etc/pcmcia/., then restart cardmgr. This may not 
really be as easy as it sounds. But with proper 
tweaking, I believe this can be done.
Oh, and btw, this works for me via manual commands 
without having to restart my linux box. And ofcourse,
your card/s must be supported by both drivers.

HTH - Vic

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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:30:12 +0530
From: "Aditya S C" <adityasc at tataelxsi.co.in>
Subject: Regarding AP and STA functionality
To: <hostap at shmoo.com>
Message-ID:
<001001c349e6$562de560$c628010a at telxsi.com>
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HI

In the current version of Host AP is it
programatically possible to 
switch
between AP mode and STA mode? We have a requirement
where the network
configured should always be a Infrastructure network.
So, if no AP is 
found
in the network, one of the STA should switch to AP
mode.

Can anyone guide me on this? Any help would be
appreciated

Regards
Aditya




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