opensuse 13.1 x86_64
wifi adapter : linksys WMP600N (abgn)
driver opensource rt2800pci
ap mode yes : http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Dri ... i#features

my pc is connected to internet via wired ethernet connection via ethernet adapter

i want to create a wifi AP with my second network adapter a wifi one according to connect my smartphone to my pc
to use kde connect

i use kde/settings/network to add a wifi ap with wpa security with success .

if i go to plasmoid networkmanagement then i see well the wifi network i have created

i reopen kde session , i restart system but my smartphone does not detect the ap

Please note that Access Point type connections won't be automatically "connected" by default - so they won't be active. Can you confirm that the phone / other devices is able to detect the wireless network created by your computer when you initially create it?

If it doesn't, can you try opening the Network Management applet and enabling the access point by selecting the appropriate connection in the list?

Can you confirm that the phone / other devices is able to detect the wireless network created by your computer when you initially create it?

i don't understand

enabling the access point by selecting the appropriate connection in the list?

when i click on the ap in plasmoid networkmanagement then nothing happens , networkmanagement does not try to connect

additional info : there is no signal level for the ap , no scale , nothing even in grey in the contrary of the other network in my neighborhood

there is only a green shield with a "check" symbol inside

i confirm that connection to wifi network works well with my card because i use my wifi card as a backup solution for connecting to internet

Can you please provide a screenshot of the Network Management applet, after having clicked on the AP entry?
Please note that not all cards support hosting an AP, while all will support infrastructure and adhoc mode.

Please note that not all cards support hosting an AP, while all will support infrastructure and adhoc mode

see my first post . yes my card support ap mode . i made a second check of this with "iw list" .

see here https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=84864
the state of the "Radio Wifi AP" i created

result of "iw list"

Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* AP/VLAN
* WDS
* monitor
* mesh point
software interface modes (can always be added):
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
valid interface combinations:
* #{ AP, mesh point } <= 8,
total <= 8, #channels <= 1

what http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Dri ... i#features
says about the driver 2800pci

working

Monitor Mode
Station Mode
AP Mode
TX aggregation
HW crypto
Multi BSS in AP mode
HT40


and the chipset Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2800 802.11n PCI
is not excluded

To reiterate:

bcooksley wrote:Can you please provide a screenshot of the Network Management applet, after having clicked on the AP entry?

tinypic.com is a convenient service for this.

Can you please provide a screenshot of the Network Management applet, after having clicked on the AP entry?

https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=84864

Ooops, sorry about that Coolio.

Hmm. Can you check the settings for the access point, and try to force it to use a specific wireless network adapter?

i found a data sheet about the wifi adapter
but nothing about ap mode is supported or not
http://www.shop.bt.com/content/uni2/doc ... 00n-eu.pdf

i assume 3 hypothesis :

- in the contrary of what i read from various sources ap mode is not supported .
rt2800pci uses 2860.bin proprietary firmware . then perhaps the driver 2800pci support the ap mode but 2860.bin does not support ap mode ? i have not ms windows to check all the accepted mode .

- plasmoid-networkmanagement and netwokmanager implement badly ap mode

- my settings are not good in networkmanager

and the winner is " my settings are not good in networkmanager"

lamarque V. souza (dev of networkmanager) answer :
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You need to click on "Radio Wifi AP" to activate the connection. See that at the left side of the plasmoid the wifi card in "not connected" state, once that changes to "connected to Radio Wifi AP" then the connection is ready to be used. There is no auto-connect for ap-mode wifi connections (because there is no access point to detect). By the way, you should have used the Add -> Shared button in Wireless tab to create the connection. The steps you did to create the connection are correct but you missed one: in IPv4 tab you need to change "Method" to shared. Otherwise NetworkManager's internal dhcp and dns server will not be activated and your phone will not receive an IP address. The "Shared" button does all the needed steps.
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it remains a pb with opensuse security policy .
i have a message saying "system policy forbids to share a connection via a wifi protected network"
i reach my level of ignorance about opensuse

I suggest posting on their forums on how to override that - it certainly sounds unusual that such a prohibition would exist (usually you would be prompted for the root password at worst).