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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:07:02 +0100 |
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Mateusz Mierzwinski <mateuszmierzwinski@××.pl> wrote: |
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> agtdino pisze: |
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> > Hello, I'm trying to configure a Access Point with ralink rt61, |
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> > when I run /etc/init.d/hostapd start say something that don't |
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> > exist /dev/wlan0 but ralink device is /dev/ra0. I've read that HostAPd |
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> > cannot run on any other device that non Atheros, (madwifi-ng) or |
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> > Prism :( |
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> > Any help will be apreciated. |
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> > Thank and regards |
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> Ok, if You use hostAP you should have WiFi card that allows to run in AP |
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> mode - most of new cards have it. But when hostAP was written, only |
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> couple chipsets have ability to run in AP. If You cannot run on RT/RA |
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> link card with hostAP, there is some probability, that this card is not |
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> supported with hostAP packege. I've having RT/RaLink card on PCMCIA but, |
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> this card can run in AP mode under windows only with WINDOWS DRIVERS. |
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> Simple: hostap is not packege for Your card. |
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Actually, hostapd DOES work with ralink chipsets. |
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I had a rt2500 device working as master some time ago. |
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You must use the rt2x00 driver and not the legacy ones. |
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Also, the rt2x00 version that used to work with hostapd is dropped |
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since they adopted a new wifi stack. |
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..So, you should use the new rt2x00 drivers that are merged |
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into the kernel. |
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Have a look at this post: |
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http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4203&highlight=hostapd&sid=a110c6950d0a132108961fe6c4cfa1c6 |
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You may want look deeper in the forum as the link above was |
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the the quickest result I found. |
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> PS: ndiswrapper allso don't work. |
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Greetings, |
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