Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: hostapd
I've recently upgraded my wifi hardware from oldish orinoco-based chips
to atheros-based chips. I had been using hostapd with the hostap drivers
on an old linux box running 6.06LTS server edition. I use ethernet
bridging to connect devices on my local wired network with my wireless
network (so things like avahi and zeroconf work together).
After swapping PCI cards and reconfiguring my /etc/network/interfaces, I
tweaked the hostapd.conf file as necessary (changed the "interface" from
"wlan0" to "ath0", set "bridge=br0", and set "driver="madwifi"). Now,
when I run sudo invoke-rc.d hostapd restart, I get this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo invoke-rc.d hostapd start
Starting advanced IEEE 802.11 management: hostapdioctl[unknown???]: Operation
not supported
rmdir[ctrl_interface]: No such file or directory
...failed.
invoke-rc.d: initscript hostapd, action "start" failed.
And when I check syslog, this is all I see:
Aug 15 09:02:13 localhost kernel: [17201662.116000] br0: port 2(ath0) entering
disabled state
(in otherwords, the ath0 device gets shut down and wireless is turned off).
I hadn't planned to upgrade the OS on this particular box, since it is
just an ipmasq box running 6.06 LTS server, so I'd prefer a reasonable
workaround if one exists (or if the package or madwifi driver can be
fixed, that would be even better).
** Affects: hostapd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[dapper] hostapd crashes with madwifi drivers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132676
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