Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Hi, On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:28:46 + Fernando Meira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does that mean that it is unadvised to use a PCMCIA card for AP functions? I won't need a good range... something that works fine up to 8 meters (between 2 rooms) is enough. I have to check if the driver I use allows Master mode. # ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: lsbcmnds driver present, hardware present Any idea? ndiswrapper doesn't support master mode: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/FAQ#Is_master_mode_supported.3F There would have to be a native linux driver, supporting soft-AP facilities... -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
hmm... not nice... There's no other way to work with my card unless with ndiswrapper... at least from what I read. What about Ad-Hoc? Would it be possible to provide internet access to other pcs? FernandoOn 8/5/05, Hans-Werner Hilse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:28:46 +Fernando Meira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does that mean that it is unadvised to use a PCMCIA card for AP functions? I won't need a good range... something that works fine up to 8 meters (between 2 rooms) is enough. I have to check if the driver I use allows Master mode. # ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: lsbcmnds driver present, hardware present Any idea?ndiswrapper doesn't support master mode: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/FAQ#Is_master_mode_supported.3FThere would have to be a native linux driver, supporting soft-APfacilities...-hwh-- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Fernando Meira wrote: Hi, I wanted to provide wireless connection to the internet for other laptops at home. To do this, one laptop is connected via eth0 and wlan0 should work as AP to all others. I have been following the HOWTO:http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo and trying to find solution in forums... but I can't get it working. The wireless card is working with ndiswrapper. When I try to set it to Master, I get this: # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master Error for wireless request Set Mode (8B06) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. Does this means that the card is unable to perform the task I want, or what am I doing wrong? Is there any other HOWTO with better instructions? Or anyone that can provide me a step-by-step configuration? Thanks in advance. Fernando. The way I understand it, the ability to work in AP mode is determined by the drivers which must implement the SoftAP protocols (master mode). So, you need to know which chipset and which drivers you are using for your card (a lot of manufacturers, including Linksys, change their wireless chipsets often, without changing the product model). Then you can find out if the drivers support the master mode. Eugene. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Eugene Rosenzweig wrote: Fernando Meira wrote: Hi, I wanted to provide wireless connection to the internet for other laptops at home. To do this, one laptop is connected via eth0 and wlan0 should work as AP to all others. I have been following the HOWTO:http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo and trying to find solution in forums... but I can't get it working. The wireless card is working with ndiswrapper. When I try to set it to Master, I get this: # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master Error for wireless request Set Mode (8B06) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. Does this means that the card is unable to perform the task I want, or what am I doing wrong? Is there any other HOWTO with better instructions? Or anyone that can provide me a step-by-step configuration? Thanks in advance. Fernando. The way I understand it, the ability to work in AP mode is determined by the drivers which must implement the SoftAP protocols (master mode). So, you need to know which chipset and which drivers you are using for your card (a lot of manufacturers, including Linksys, change their wireless chipsets often, without changing the product model). Then you can find out if the drivers support the master mode. Eugene. This is a pretty cool idea, but I wonder what the range on something like this is. Considering that the transmitting capability of a PCMCIA card isn't very high. Do you risk burning out the card or the slot by forcing more power to it? will the PCMCIA bus permit diverting more power to a card? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Hi, On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:21:25 -0400 Craig Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a pretty cool idea, but I wonder what the range on something like this is. Considering that the transmitting capability of a PCMCIA card isn't very high. Do you risk burning out the card or the slot by forcing more power to it? will the PCMCIA bus permit diverting more power to a card? Huh? Forcing more power to the card?!? You mean, increase the current? Or how else do you want to archieve that? Nah, this wouldn't work. You'd have to set up power level by means of the pcmcia card, that is by using iwconfig ... power ..., in most cases. Well, and I know a few PCMCIA cards that do 100mWatts output. In fact, a whole bunch of APs internally use standard WLAN cards that are just flashed with a different Firmware. -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: Hi, On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:21:25 -0400 Craig Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a pretty cool idea, but I wonder what the range on something like this is. Considering that the transmitting capability of a PCMCIA card isn't very high. Do you risk burning out the card or the slot by forcing more power to it? will the PCMCIA bus permit diverting more power to a card? Huh? Forcing more power to the card?!? You mean, increase the current? Or how else do you want to archieve that? Nah, this wouldn't work. You'd have to set up power level by means of the pcmcia card, that is by using iwconfig ... power ..., in most cases. Well, and I know a few PCMCIA cards that do 100mWatts output. In fact, a whole bunch of APs internally use standard WLAN cards that are just flashed with a different Firmware. -hwh thats pretty cool to know. When I take a PCMCIA card out of my laptop its quite hot. I was just wondering if asking it to draw more power (in oncrease transmit power) would pose a cooling problem. The APs have the benefit of at least convection cooling. not to mention better antennas. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Does that mean that it is unadvised to use a PCMCIA card for AP functions? I won't need a good range... something that works fine up to 8 meters (between 2 rooms) is enough. I have to check if the driver I use allows Master mode. # ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: lsbcmnds driver present, hardware present Any idea? Fernando. On 8/4/05, Craig Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:Hi,On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:21:25 -0400Craig Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:This is a pretty cool idea, but I wonder what the range on something like this is. Considering that the transmitting capability of a PCMCIAcard isn't very high. Do you risk burning out the card or the slot byforcing more power to it? will the PCMCIA bus permit diverting more power to a card?Huh? Forcing more power to the card?!? You mean, increase thecurrent? Or how else do you want to archieve that? Nah, this wouldn't work. You'd have to set up power level by means of the pcmcia card,that is by using iwconfig ... power ..., in most cases.Well, and I know a few PCMCIA cards that do 100mWatts output. In fact, a whole bunch of APs internally use standard WLAN cards that are justflashed with a different Firmware.-hwhthats pretty cool to know. When I take a PCMCIA card out of my laptop its quite hot. I was just wondering if asking it to draw more power (inoncrease transmit power) would pose a cooling problem. The APs have thebenefit of at least convection cooling. not to mention better antennas. --gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Fernando Meira wrote: Does that mean that it is unadvised to use a PCMCIA card for AP functions? I won't need a good range... something that works fine up to 8 meters (between 2 rooms) is enough. I have to check if the driver I use allows Master mode. # ndiswrapper -l Installed ndis drivers: lsbcmnds driver present, hardware present Any idea? Fernando. On 8/4/05, Craig Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: Hi, On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:21:25 -0400 Craig Zeigler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a pretty cool idea, but I wonder what the range on something like this is. Considering that the transmitting capability of a PCMCIA card isn't very high. Do you risk burning out the card or the slot by forcing more power to it? will the PCMCIA bus permit diverting more power to a card? Huh? Forcing more power to the card?!? You mean, increase the current? Or how else do you want to archieve that? Nah, this wouldn't work. You'd have to set up power level by means of the pcmcia card, that is by using iwconfig ... power ..., in most cases. Well, and I know a few PCMCIA cards that do 100mWatts output. In fact, a whole bunch of APs internally use standard WLAN cards that are just flashed with a different Firmware. -hwh thats pretty cool to know. When I take a PCMCIA card out of my laptop its quite hot. I was just wondering if asking it to draw more power (in oncrease transmit power) would pose a cooling problem. The APs have the benefit of at least convection cooling. not to mention better antennas. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list I can't advise you on that at all, but when i read the original post, I was left with those questions. My inquiry was more out of curiosity. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Hi, I wanted to provide wireless connection to the internet for other laptops at home. To do this, one laptop is connected via eth0 and wlan0 should work as AP to all others. I have been following the HOWTO:http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo and trying to find solution in forums... but I can't get it working. The wireless card is working with ndiswrapper. When I try to set it to Master, I get this: # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master Error for wireless request Set Mode (8B06) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. Does this means that the card is unable to perform the task I want, or what am I doing wrong? Is there any other HOWTO with better instructions? Or anyone that can provide me a step-by-step configuration? Thanks in advance. Fernando.
Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?
Fernando Meira wrote: Does this means that the card is unable to perform the task I want, or what am I doing wrong? Is there any other HOWTO with better instructions? Or anyone that can provide me a step-by-step configuration? You should try to use a Ad-Hoc (point-to-point) wireless network. []'s Mauro -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
