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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo and Madwifi contradict each other
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:54:35
Message-Id: 20090221195423.4cce9463@krikkit.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Gentoo and Madwifi contradict each other by Grant
1 On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:33:17 -0800, Grant wrote:
2
3 > I'm trying to set up ath5k in master mode. I get this from the hostapd
4 > ebuild:
5 >
6 > * In order to use hostapd you need to set up your wireless card
7 > * for master mode in /etc/conf.d/net and then start
8 > * /etc/init.d/hostapd.
9 > *
10 > * Example configuration:
11 > *
12 > * config_wlan0=( "192.168.1.1/24" )
13 > * channel_wlan0="6"
14 > * essid_wlan0="test"
15 > * mode_wlan0="master"
16 >
17 > But doing that I get:
18 >
19 > ath0 does not support setting the mode to "master"
20
21 You're using the wrong interface name. MadWifi uses ath0, ath5k uses
22 wlan0.
23
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26 Neil Bothwick
27
28 Maybe... How much are you bribing me this time?

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