On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:51:59 -0800 Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That all works great, the problem is it only works when net.wlan0 is > started. I'm told I: > > "need to load the modules and setup the interface for your card" > > because that's probably what net.wlan0 does. I tried to look through > net.wlan0 but I'm lost in there. Any idea what I might need to do > that net.wlan0 usually does for me? > > - Grant net.wlan0 configures your interface. So, when switching back from monitor-mode to managed-mode, your setup for that interface is lost. You have to do something like: ath=wlan0 iwconfig $ath channel 11 iwconfig $ath essid 'my_essid' iwconfig $ath ap 05:1B:4F:22:XX:XX iwconfig $ath key mysecretkey open -- Dominic Kexel <nexe...@evil-monkey-in-my-closet.com>