hostapd is missing 802.11ac mode support
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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hostapd (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When I try to create an AP using 802.11ac hostapd complains about unknown configuration items.
I have a Compex acWave WLE900VX mini-pcie card that's fully supported by the ath10k_pci module.
I took the example hostapd.conf settings from kernel.org ath10k page:
http://
-- start hostapd.conf ---
interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=ath10k-test
hw_mode=a
channel=36
ht_capab=[HT40+]
ieee80211n=1
ieee80211ac=1
vht_oper_chwidth=1
vht_oper_
--- end hostapd.conf ---
sudo hostapd -dd hostapd.conf
random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random
Configuration file: hostapd.conf
Line 10: unknown configuration item 'ieee80211ac'
Line 11: unknown configuration item 'vht_oper_chwidth'
Line 12: unknown configuration item 'vht_oper_
3 errors found in configuration file 'hostapd.conf'
The solution is to add the following to the ./configure file at compile time:
"CONFIG_
As 802.11ac picks up in popularity everyone is going to want this support.
Thank you!