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On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:03:17 -0800, Grant wrote: |
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> >> * In order to use hostapd you need to set up your wireless card |
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> >> * for master mode in /etc/conf.d/net and then start |
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> >> * /etc/init.d/hostapd. |
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> >> * |
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> >> * Example configuration: |
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> >> * config_wlan0=( "192.168.1.1/24" ) |
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> >> * channel_wlan0="6" |
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> >> * essid_wlan0="test" |
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> >> * mode_wlan0="master" |
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> >> But doing that I get: |
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> >> ath0 does not support setting the mode to "master" |
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> > You're using the wrong interface name. MadWifi uses ath0, ath5k uses |
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> > wlan0. |
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> Yes but I have: |
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> udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to ath0 |
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> Could that be a problem? |
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I don't understand why you need to rename the interface from the standard |
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kernel nomenclature to something non-standard, but that's by the by. |
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You still have conflicting names if you have wlan0 in conf.d/net. Another |
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possibility is that ath5k does not support master mode yet, I get an |
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error trying to switch it to Master here. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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