Re: AP mode support for TP-Link TL-WN722N V2 (Realtek RTL8188EU, USB ID 2357:010c)

Petr Vorel <[email protected]> Tue, 5 May 2020 20:53:26 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.hostap
Message-ID <20200505185326.GA1924765@x230>
Hi Larry,

> Only very old hostapd is supported by the staging driver, and not very well.

> Your best chance is to use the v5.2.2.4 branch pf
> http://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git.

> This driver uses cfg80211/nl80211 commands and supports the latest hostapd.

Thanks a lot for info, I'll give it a try. BTW code in stagging has some recent
cleanup. Out of curiosity: what is the reason that the development doesn't
happen on mainline? I thought code in mainline was derived from the vendor code.

Kind regards,
Petr