Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros kernel driver and my wireless access point setup

[Jason Carson]

> Jason Carson schrieb:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I am trying to setup a wireless access point using the atheros kernel
>> driver (Built into the kernel, not as a module). I am using
>> Vanilla-Sources 2.6.29.4. I need my wireless network card to start up in
>> "master mode" but for some reason it is starting up in "managed mode".
>>
>>
>> When wlan0 starts up I get this error message...
>>
>>
>> * Bringing up interface wlan0
>> *    configuring wireless network for wlan0
>> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>>    SET failed on device wlan0 ; invalid argument.
>> *    wlan0 connected to SSID "MyNetwork"
>> *    in managed mode (WEP Disabled)
>> *  null...                                                    [ ok ]
>>
>>
>> then when hostapd starts up I get this error message...
>>
>>
>> * Starting hostapd...
>> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
>> Failed to set interface wlan0 to master mode.
>> nl80211 driver initialization failed.
>> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x80f5a38 user_data=(nil)
>> handler=0x8094b70
>> * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd'
>>                  [ !! ]
>> * ERROR: hostapd failed to start
>>
>>
>> Here is my /etc/conf.d/net
>>
>>
>> config_eth0="69.196.152.151 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast
>> 69.196.152.255"
>> config_eth1="null"
>> config_wlan0="null"
>> bridge_br0="eth1 wlan0"
>> config_br0="192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
>> channel_wlan0="1"
>> mode_wlan0="master"
>> essid_wlan0="MyNetwork"
>>
>>
>> Here is my hostapd.conf
>>
>>
>> interface=wlan0
>> bridge=br0
>> driver=nl80211
>> ssid=MyNetwork
>> hw_mode=g
>> channel=1
>> macaddr_acl=0
>> auth_algs=1
>> ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
>> country_code=CA
>> wpa=1
>> wpa_passphrase=passphrase
>> wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>> wpa_pairwise=TKIP
>> rsn_pairwise=CCMP
>>
>>
>> Anyone know how to change my wireless card to "master mode" and make it
>> so
>> I don't get those error messages?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> P.S. I have everything working with madwifi and an older kernel so worst
>> case scenario I stay with that configuration until I get this problem
>> figured out.
>>
>>
>>
> Hello,
>
> do _NOT_ initialize the master mode of your nic with the rc-script. Let
> hostapd do that. rc-script will fail!
> So your /etc/conf.d/net would look like this:
>
> config_eth0="69.196.152.151 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast
> 69.196.152.255"
> config_eth1="null"
> config_wlan0="null"
> bridge_br0="eth1 wlan0"
> config_br0="192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
>
>
>
> Regards Norman
>
>
>
Hey Norman,

I tried changing my /etc/conf.d/net to what you suggested but it resulted
in the following errors...

*Bringing up interface wlan0
*     Configuring wireless network for wlan0
*     Scanning for access points
*        no access points found
*     Failed to configure wireless for wlan0

Then because wlan0 wouldn't start I got a bunch of errors like...

*     Error: cannot start named as net.wlan0 would not start
*     Error: cannot start sshd as net.wlan0 would not start
*     Error: cannot start apache2 as net.wlan0 would not start
etc...