Re: [PATCH] staging: r8712u: Fix driver to support ad-hoc mode

[Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 8:21 PM, clemens fischer
<ino-news@spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> wrote:
>> clemens fischer:
> Whatever I did late in the past night: sleeping ten hours helped a lot!
> I can now confirm that "r8712u" works in Ad-hoc mode using
> "wpa_supplicant(8)", it gets its IP from DHCP, connects everywhere and
> lets me get spam and all that.

Clemens,

Glad to head that!

> I still wish "r8712u" would let me use wireless-tools/iwconfig, but
> I can live with "wpa_supplicant(8)".

You wish just came true. To use plain iwconfig with wpa_supplicant,
here's what you need to do ...
just remember that the "order" is important ... you must set the
encryption key "before" you bring up the interface!!! This applies to
non-realtek devices as well.

# modprobe r8712u
# iwconfig wlan0 key restricted your-encrypted-password-same-as-wpa-psk-string
# ifconfig wlan0 up   <-- this comes after you set up the encryption above!
# iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc essid your-ssid
# ifconfig wlan0 your-ip
# dhcpd wlan0

Larry, thanks again for your help getting me started on this. The
device is working great!

Jeff