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Fernando Meira wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I wanted to provide wireless connection to the internet for other |
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> laptops at home. |
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> To do this, one laptop is connected via eth0 and wlan0 should work as |
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> AP to all others. |
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> I have been following the |
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> HOWTO:http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo |
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> and trying to find solution in forums... but I can't get it working. |
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> The wireless card is working with ndiswrapper. |
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> When I try to set it to Master, I get this: |
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> # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master |
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> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : |
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> SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. |
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> Does this means that the card is unable to perform the task I want, or |
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> what am I doing wrong? |
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> Is there any other HOWTO with better instructions? Or anyone that can |
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> provide me a step-by-step configuration? |
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> Thanks in advance. |
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> Fernando. |
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The way I understand it, the ability to work in AP mode is determined by |
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the drivers which must implement the SoftAP protocols (master mode). So, |
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you need to know which chipset and which drivers you are using for your |
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card (a lot of manufacturers, including Linksys, change their wireless |
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chipsets often, without changing the product model). Then you can find |
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out if the drivers support the master mode. |
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Eugene. |
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