#863: madwifi hostap error
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: v0.9.2
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 0 |
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
ok, so here's the kernel dump when i try to connect to the access point
from the second client. i've posted here the output relevant to the used
devices, i've also attached a file which includes the complete dump to
this ticket called "kernel dump"
{{{
Sep 15 14:12:27 localhost NetworkManager: <information> Deactivating
device ath0.
Sep 15 14:12:27 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_mode (): error setting card ath0 to
Infrastructure mode: Invalid argument
Sep 15 14:12:27 localhost dhclient: wifi0: unknown hardware address type
801
Sep 15 14:12:27 localhost dhclient: wifi0: unknown hardware address type
801
Sep 15 14:12:27 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Sep 15 14:12:34 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost avahi-daemon[1928]: Withdrawing address record
for 152.9.90.39 on eth0.
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost avahi-daemon[1928]: Leaving mDNS multicast group
on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 152.9.90.39.
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost avahi-daemon[1928]: iface.c:
interface_mdns_mcast_join() called but no local address available.
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost avahi-daemon[1928]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no
longer relevant for mDNS.
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost kernel: Bridge firewalling registered
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost kernel: eth0: Setting promiscuous mode.
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost kernel: device eth0 entered promiscuous mode
Sep 15 14:12:37 localhost kernel: audit(1158343957.992:3): dev=eth0
prom=256 old_prom=0 auid=4294967295
Sep 15 14:12:38 localhost kernel: device ath0 entered promiscuous mode
Sep 15 14:12:38 localhost kernel: audit(1158343958.188:4): dev=ath0
prom=256 old_prom=0 auid=4294967295
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost dhclient: receive_packet failed on ath0: Network
is down
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: BUG: warning at
kernel/mutex.c:281/__mutex_trylock_slowpath() (Tainted: P )
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c042e5f9> mutex_trylock+0x8d/0x173
<d0be01ab> br_min_mtu+0xc/0x78 [bridge]
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c0602ae3> _spin_unlock_bh+0x5/0xa
<d0be13a5> br_device_event+0x39/0xd8 [bridge]
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c0603ccd>
notifier_call_chain+0x15/0x25 <c05ab405> dev_set_mtu+0x4a/0x50
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c05ad37e> dev_ioctl+0x3a2/0x46b
<c05a2d03> sock_ioctl+0x1ae/0x1cd
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c05a2b55> sock_ioctl+0x0/0x1cd
<c046bdc1> do_ioctl+0x19/0x4d
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c046bff4> vfs_ioctl+0x1ff/0x216
<c046c057> sys_ioctl+0x4c/0x65
Sep 15 14:12:39 localhost kernel: <c0402cb3> syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 15 14:12:41 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
Sep 15 14:12:49 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
Sep 15 14:13:10 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
Sep 15 14:13:22 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0 to
255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <information> ath0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'ath_pci'.
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_mode (): error setting card ath0 to
Infrastructure mode: Invalid argument
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <information> nm_device_init():
waiting for device's worker thread to start
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_mode (): error setting card ath0 to
Infrastructure mode: Invalid argument
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <information> nm_device_init():
device's worker thread started, continuing.
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <information> Now managing
wireless (802.11) device 'ath0'.
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <information> Deactivating
device ath0.
Sep 15 14:13:28 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_mode (): error setting card ath0 to
Infrastructure mode: Invalid argument
Sep 15 14:14:08 localhost last message repeated 2 times
Sep 15 14:16:29 localhost last message repeated 2 times
Sep 15 14:18:29 localhost NetworkManager: <WARNING>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_set_mode (): error setting card ath0 to
Infrastructure mode: Invalid argument
}}}
it seems that it has a problem with the line
{{{
iwconfig ath0 mode Master
}}}
because it complains about the mode argument. i was following the how-to
tutorial:
http ://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/10/1729226 which explicitly
directs the use of such command.
thanks again for your help.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/863>
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