[rt2x00-users] rt2800usb interface limitations

[Sergej Pupykin]

At Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:23:40 +0200,
Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > I have a question about following limitation in rt2x00mac.c:
> >
> > int rt2x00mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> >                            struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
> > ...
> > case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
> > ...
> > /*
> >  * We don't support mixed combinations of
> >  * sta and ap interfaces.
> >  */
> > if (rt2x00dev->intf_ap_count)
> >   return -ENOBUFS;
> > ...
> >
> > I want to implement ap+sta configuration on rt2800usb. Should I implement synchronization
> > manually, using TSF_SYNC_NONE? Or give me please proper direction.
> 
> No, you would have to change the hardware to support STA and AP mixed mode.
> The only way you can have a ap+sta combination is to have the sta associated
> to its own AP. And even then I am not sure if that would not raise
> unexpected surprises.
> 
> Ivo

Can I do it if I have firmware sources?