On Wed October 6 2010 21:06:07 yassine antir wrote: > i habe tried iw but it doesn't work too: > > 1) first i have used iw > 0.9.4-nogit there is many options not supported so i could not find out > how to set the adhoc mode so i upgraded to new version 0.9.21
i am using ad-hoc mode every day with ath5k and an ar5414 chipset, which is almost the same as ar5413. > 2) Using the new version i have tried two methods but both failed: > > *) ifconfig wlan0 down > iw --debug dev wlan0 ibss join fooadhoc 2412 > .error = -95 "Operation not supported" is your interface in managed mode? i guess you have to do "iw dev wlan0 set type ibss" first > **) > ifconfig wlan0 down > iw dev wlan0 set type ibss > ifconfig wlan0 up > iwconfig > wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"" > Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.422 GHz Cell: Not-Associated > Tx-Power=23 dBm > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B > Encryption key:off > Power Management:off > Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 > Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > iw --debug wlan0 connect foo 2412 > .error = -95 "Operation not supported" don't use connect, use "ibss join"... > > Because "iwconfig" is the wrong tool. You should use "iw". See > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw allthough, 'iw' is supposed to replace 'iwconfig' it is still possible to use iwconfig to set up ibss mode. load ath5k modules and then: iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc channel $CH essid $ESSID ifconfig wlan0 $IP still works. bruno _______________________________________________ ath5k-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ath5k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath5k-devel
