On Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 05:06:22PM -0500, Jordon wrote:
> My new wifi adapter finally arrived today (AR9271) so I want to give hostap a
> try with its new 802.11n support.
> Am I on the right track?
No. AR9271 is a USB device, and unfortunately there are bugs in the
driver that prevent hostap from working properly with USB devices.
At least in my testing, the device sends no beacons. I have not yet
found a way to fix it and am not currently investing more time into it.
Perhaps it will get fixed some day.
ATHN(4) Device Drivers Manual ATHN(4)
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BUGS
Host AP mode does not work with USB devices.
