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Mateusz Mierzwinski pisze: |
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> agtdino pisze: |
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>> Hello, I'm trying to configure a Access Point with ralink rt61, when |
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>> 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 |
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> AP 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 |
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> not supported with hostAP packege. I've having RT/RaLink card on |
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> PCMCIA but, this card can run in AP mode under windows only with |
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> WINDOWS DRIVERS. Simple: hostap is not packege for Your card. |
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> PS: ndiswrapper allso don't work. |
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Try to get card with atheros or prism chipsets. Old, arm based AP have |
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that one built inside. If You have old AP, then card (PCMCIA) is inside... |
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