Re: [support-gang] switching libertas driver into AP mode in XO-1.75?

2013-03-20 Thread James Cameron
Anna wrote: > So unless someone comes out and says, "hey, the XO's wifi does > support AP mode," it's gonna have to be an external dongle. No, the XO's wifi does not provide AP mode. When we say "XO's wifi" it is a large collection of things that must work together. There's the radio module, the

Re: [support-gang] switching libertas driver into AP mode in XO-1.75?

2013-03-20 Thread Anna
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:57 AM, James Cameron wrote: > Anna wrote: > > So unless someone comes out and says, "hey, the XO's wifi does > > support AP mode," it's gonna have to be an external dongle. > > No, the XO's wifi does not provide AP mode. > Thanks, quozl, I was hoping someone would repl

Re: [support-gang] switching libertas driver into AP mode in XO-1.75?

2013-03-21 Thread James Cameron
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 01:48:43AM -0500, Anna wrote: > Not sure how it's going to go with all the various wifi dongles out > there, because even with "regular Linux" it's always a crapshoot > when you buy something. I just happened to hit the wifi dongle > lottery with my few odd, cheap purchases

Re: [support-gang] switching libertas driver into AP mode in XO-1.75?

2013-03-21 Thread George Hunt
Thanks James for the complete picture. I'll try to make sure that we preserve the essentials of your information about the libertas driver in a wiki somewhere. It does seem reasonable to avoid support headaches whenever possible, especially when the interface to an external AP is so well defined.