Re: Using NetBSD as a travel router

[D'Arcy Cain <darcy%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On 01/01/2018 10:01 AM, D'Arcy Cain wrote:
> On 12/31/2017 02:41 AM, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
>>> Doesn't wpa_supplicant work with them?  Why would the card determine
>>> whether hotspot works?  Network is network, right?
>> The driver still has to switch it into hotspot mode.
> 
> Right.  So I looked at hostapd(8) and in the "SEE ALSO" it lists a bunch
> of wifi chipsets.  Can I assume that anything with those chipsets will
> work or do I still have to check the specific card?  Does anyone know
> where I can find a list of cards that support hotspot?

I have been doing further reading.  Am I correct that anything
supporting 802.11 (virtually everything available today) will work or do
I need a letter like 802.11n or something to do hotspot?

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