On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:53:42 -0500 vr <debian-u...@iotk.net> wrote: > > I'm playing with a laptop that has an Atheros AR2413 based (badged as > Dynex DG-WGNBC) pcmcia card and a wired NIC using Debian Unstable, > current as of a few hours ago. I'd like to make an access point. > > lspci | grep -i atheros > 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 > 802.11bg NIC (rev 01) > > This page says the wireless card should be using the ath5k driver. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_wireless_drivers > > and also says "master" mode is supported in that driver. > > I've confirmed ath5k is loading with lsmod | grep -i ath > ath5k 104074 0 > mac80211 123574 1 ath5k > ath 6014 1 ath5k > cfg80211 87661 3 ath5k,mac80211,ath > led_class 1757 1 ath5k > > I've defined wlan0 in /etc/network/interfaces as: > auto wlan0 > iface wlan0 inet static > address 192.168.1.2 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 192.168.1.0 > broadcast 192.168.1.255 > wileless-channel 7 > wireless-essid wifitest > wireless-key1 s:86753 > wireless-mode master > > but at "ifup wlan0" this error occurs: > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : Set failed on device > wlan0 ; Invalid argument. > > How can I make that card the master it needs to be?
Using hostapd (I think): http://blog.dmaggot.org/2010/05/setting-up-an-atheros-based-ap-using-ath5k-and-hostapd/ http://hostap.epitest.fi/hostapd/ Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110130013832.c69a4e6a.cele...@gmail.com