Some more intel: If I try to ping either side, tcpdump shows arp requests on the initiating host, but it doesn't show up on the other side.
On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Aaron Mason <simplersolut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all > > I have two laptops - a Toshiba Satellite M50 and a HP Compaq nx9040, both > with 1.4GHz Celeron processors, 256mb RAM (512 for the Toshiba), running > 5.2-release. Both sides were initially configured for adhoc, but while I > was able to get a connection, I couldn't get either side to talk to one > another. > > # hostname > migi.hatanaba.local > # cat /etc/hostname.ath0 > #nwid AZZACASS > #wpakey azcassunwired > #inet 192.168.2.244 255.255.255.0 > # Changed to adhoc mode > media OFDM54 mediaopt ibss > nwid TUNNEL > #wpaprotos wpa2 > #wpaakms psk > #wpaciphers ccmp > #wpakey reallysecurepasswd > inet 172.16.254.2 255.255.255.0 > # ifconfig ath0 > ath0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lladdr 00:0b:6b:22:5c:10 > priority: 4 > groups: wlan > media: IEEE802.11 OFDM54 ibss (autoselect ibss) > status: active > ieee80211: nwid TUNNEL chan 36 bssid 02:0b:6b:22:5c:10 wpakey > 0x8a974da4289d704f5e227c009d5f971d5a9abdd43900406d0e790506fb142935 wpaprotos > wpa1,wpa2 wpaakms psk wpaciphers tkip,ccmp wpagroupcipher tkip > inet 172.16.254.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.254.255 > inet6 fe80::20b:6bff:fe22:5c10%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > # > > -- > > # hostname > hidari.hatanaba.local > # cat /etc/hostname.ath0 > #nwid AZZACASS > #wpakey azcassunwired > #inet 192.168.2.245 255.255.255.0 > # Changed to adhoc mode > media OFDM54 mediaopt ibss > nwid TUNNEL > #wpaprotos wpa2 > #wpaakms psk > #wpaciphers ccmp > #wpakey reallysecurepasswd > inet 172.16.254.1 255.255.255.0 > # ifconfig ath0 > ath0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lladdr 00:0b:6b:2f:4a:f4 > priority: 4 > groups: wlan > media: IEEE802.11 OFDM54 ibss (autoselect ibss) > status: active > ieee80211: nwid TUNNEL chan 36 bssid 02:0b:6b:2f:4a:f4 wpakey > 0x8a974da4289d704f5e227c009d5f971d5a9abdd43900406d0e790506fb142935 wpaprotos > wpa1,wpa2 wpaakms psk wpaciphers tkip,ccmp wpagroupcipher tkip > inet 172.16.254.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.254.255 > inet6 fe80::20b:6bff:fe2f:4af4%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 > # > > Even when I changed it to hostap, I could easily get a connection, but I > couldn't get any communication occurring, not even ICMP. > > # hostname > migi.hatanaba.local > # ifconfig ath0 > ath0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lladdr 00:0b:6b:22:5c:10 > priority: 4 > groups: wlan > media: IEEE802.11 OFDM54 mode 11a hostap (autoselect mode 11a > hostap) > status: active > ieee80211: nwid TUNNEL chan 36 bssid 00:0b:6b:22:5c:10 > inet 172.16.254.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.254.255 > inet6 fe80::20b:6bff:fe22:5c10%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > # cat /etc/hostname.ath0 > #nwid AZZACASS > #wpakey azcassunwired > #inet 192.168.2.244 255.255.255.0 > # Changed to adhoc mode > media OFDM54 mediaopt hostap mode 11a > nwid TUNNEL > #wpaprotos wpa2 > #wpaakms psk > #wpaciphers ccmp > #wpakey reallysecurepasswd > inet 172.16.254.2 255.255.255.0 > > > # hostname > hidari > # ifconfig ath0 > ath0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lladdr 00:0b:6b:2f:4a:f4 > priority: 4 > groups: wlan > media: IEEE802.11 OFDM54 mode 11a > status: active > ieee80211: nwid TUNNEL chan 36 bssid 00:0b:6b:22:5c:10 > inet 172.16.254.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 172.16.254.255 > inet6 fe80::20b:6bff:fe2f:4af4%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 > # cat /etc/hostname.ath0 > #nwid AZZACASS > #wpakey azcassunwired > #inet 192.168.2.245 255.255.255.0 > # Changed to adhoc mode > media OFDM54 mode 11a > nwid TUNNEL > #wpaprotos wpa2 > #wpaakms psk > #wpaciphers ccmp > #wpakey reallysecurepasswd > inet 172.16.254.1 255.255.255.0 > > Any ideas? > > -- > Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict > I've taken my software vows - for beta or for worse -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict I've taken my software vows - for beta or for worse
