Hi Edwin,
Before the 0.6 release, I tested the following on madwifi AP functions:
1. simple 11b/g AP (ath0 and NAT to eth0 interfaces)
2. simple 11b/g AP bridge (ath0 and eth0 bridged)
3. AP + WPA encryption using hostapd.
There are some areas I did not test:
- dual radio
- adhoc/ahdemo
- wireless-tools WEP encryption
Hope this information help.
Regards,
Punky
Edwin Whitelaw wrote:
Very weird problem here now occurring on two different systems both
with fresh and updated loads of Voyage 0.6
A note, I've used the DCMA-82 w/o problems as 5GHz backhauls but these
two installations are the first as 2.4GHz APs
System A - ALIX with two DCMA-82 radios, one as 5GHz backhaul, the
other as normal AP. System comes up and runs well, good throughput
and power but will spontaneously lose all client connections typically
within 12 hours. Dropping the interface (ifdown ath0:0, ifdown ath0)
and bringing it back up restores function.
-----/etc/network/interfaces-----
laf-new:/etc/network# cat interfaces
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.10.200
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.10.255
# gateway 192.168.10.254
auto ath0
iface ath0 inet static
address 172.23.2.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 172.23.2.255
madwifi-base wifi0
wireless-mode Master
wireless-essid nrvu-lafayette
wireless-key s:XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
wireless-channel 4
up iwpriv ath0 mode 3
up iwconfig ath0 txpower 21
up athctrl -i wifi0 -d 8000
down wlanconfig ath0 destroy
auto ath0:0
iface ath0:0 inet static
address 172.22.2.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 172.22.2.255
auto ath1
iface ath1 inet static
address 10.226.3.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 10.226.3.255
gateway 10.226.3.1
madwifi-base wifi1
wireless-mode Managed
wireless-essid poor-garrett
# wireless-txpower 14
wireless-key s:XXXXXXXXXXXXX
# up iwconfig ath1 txpower 14
up athctrl -i wifi1 -d 8000
up iwpriv ath1 mode 1
down wlanconfig ath1 destroy
System B - WRAP with one DCMA-82 set for bridging also v0.6
----interfaces----------
redhawk2:/etc/network# cat interfaces
# Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
# /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
#auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
##########################################################
# Sample WDS Bridge Settings
# madwifi-ng WDS Bridge
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
address 172.16.28.254
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 172.16.28.0
broadcast 172.16.28.255
gateway 172.16.28.1
bridge_ports eth0 ath0
pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap
pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid "redhawk2" channel 11
pre-up iwpriv ath0 mode 11g
pre-up iwconfig ath0 key s:XXXXXXXXXXXX
up iwconfig ath0 txpower 16
post-down wlanconfig ath0 destroy
auto br0:0
iface br0:0 inet static
address 192.168.10.200
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.10.255
-----------------------
This was installed two days ago and has lost AP function three times.
Due to bridging, I reboot the board to restore function previously but
this morning even that is not working.
I'm going to try an XR2 this morning to see if there's a difference.
Anyone else seen this or used this radio as 2.4 AP successfully?
Thanks,
Edwin
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Regards,
Punky
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