Wireless networking: Using 2915ABG as an access point?

kenneho · 08-30-2009, 04:54 AM

Hi.

I'd like to set up my Ubuntu laptop as a wireless access point (AP) so that I can use my Android mobile phone to surf the web.

I laptop have this wireless NIC:

Code:

02:09.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 1001
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 64 (750ns min, 6000ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9
        Region 0: Memory at ffdfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

After doing some googling it seems to me like this NIC doesn't support "master mode", which is required for setting up wireless APs. Is this true?

Regards,
kenneho

tomklq · 08-31-2009, 03:37 AM

If the card and your phone both support Ad-hoc mode, you could do it that way.

kenneho · 09-01-2009, 12:50 AM

Thanks, I'll check it out.