Looks like I misunderstood what you want to do. I thought you want to use the card as an AP.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:07 PM, kala mazoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > G'day, thanks for all the input Stefanik , > > ________________________________ > > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:42:20 +0100 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: More on ASUS WL-138G V2 > > > > You need hostapd (bleeding edge version, as release supports Prism cards > only with softmac driver) for AP mode with any mac80211 driver. Without it, > it just won't> work. > > > > .....True? I was under the impression that I'd only need hostapd if I > planned to use the card as an accesspoint? Yes, I know I said my plan was to > do just that, but I was thinking managed/ad-hoc modes wouldn't need hostapd > to get running --- are my thoughts in error? > > Yesterday was Good Friday, so I was snookered by the public holiday -- > today is another matter, and I think I'll go out and buy a wireless > router/AP for the setup -- what you are saying is that I'll need hostapd > even for that?.... > > > Regards, > Donald > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:03 AM, kala mazoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > ________________________________ > >> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:18:02 +0100 > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: More on ASUS WL-138G V2 > >> CC: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> 2.6.18 doesn't support 4318. Try 2.6.22 or 2.6.23 if you want proper > functionality. However, it would be good if you tried 2.6.24, 2.6.25 or > wireless-dev (with>new>firmware, of course), as we are having extreme > problems with it, and you (from AU, which is outside of the US - what > channels can you use in AU?) can help>debug it. > >> > > > > > > Hello again, > > > > Well, things have moved along a bit here -- nothing > works, but it all looks like it wants to... > > > > Upgraded to 2.6.24, now using b43 driver + debug on > > > > Perhaps I'm doing something wrong....anyhow, the background realm > consists of my son's XP box, running one of the same cards with the asus > proprietary drivers + config frontend, and is setup in so called 'softAP' > mode instead of 'station' mode, I'm telling it channel 1...and no additional > encryption (which I hope infers WEP only encryption), it's network IP is set > on 192.168.1.0/24 space, and as far as the blowz' box is concerned, > everything it's end is hunky-dory. Except it can't seemingly see this > machine at all... > > > > ....on this linux end (and being all new to this), I'm not sure if what > I'm seeing is actually correct. For instance ; > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:# iwconfig wlan0 > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"dfg" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: > 00:1B:FC:61:19:58 > > Tx-Power=27 dBm > > Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B > > Encryption key:1122-3344-55 > > 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 > > > > ...the AP Mac is that of the XP box -- I didn't expect to see 'Link > Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0'... > > > > Looking at the same situation from another point of view....; > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:# iwlist wlan0 scanning > > wlan0 Scan completed : > > Cell 01 - Address: 00:1B:FC:61:19:58 > > ESSID:"dfg" > > Mode:Master > > Channel:1 > > Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) > > Quality=73/100 Signal level=-15 dBm Noise level=-52 > dBm > > Encryption key:on > > Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s > > 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s > > 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s > > Extra:tsf=00000004c4c6c18b > > > > ....and I'll convince myself that sortta looks correct...but shouldn't > the link/signal/noise stats have appeared in the output of iwconfig? Why are > they not? > > > > What is the purpose of the wmaster0 interface, and when does it get > used? Issuing 'ifconfig' returns ; > > > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1B:FC:61:15:E1 > > inet addr:192.168.1.123 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask: > 255.255.255.0 > > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > > > wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > 00-1B-FC-61-15-E1-0A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > > > ...and I've no idea if that's correct, whether wmaster0 has to be > ifconfigured or not, or indeed whether wlan0 has to be bridged or not, > because I'm having trouble finding any good, new, recent documentation about > some of this stuff... > > > > All the zeros are correct - as far as XP and this box are concerned, > there is no route to either host > > > > ...I'm seeing a lot of this in dmesg.... > > > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > b43-phy0 debug: RX: Packet dropped > > > > ....and 2.6.24 breaks lircd-0.8.2 so my IR remote control is lame (^; > > > > ....am I doing something wrong here, or am I seeing 'the problem'? > > > > Regards, > > Donald > > _________________________________________________________________ > > New music from the Rogue Traders - listen now! > > > http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=832&referral=hotmailtaglineOct07&URL=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/roguetraders > > _______________________________________________ > > Bcm43xx-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev > > > > > > > > -- > > Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get MOTORAZR MAXX V6 now $249 on Next G™ Pre-Paid > http://clk.atdmt.com/OAT/go/nnmsntel0690000034oat/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bcm43xx-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)
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