Re: Sharing ppp connection with wlan interface
On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:18:50 -0300
Vinícius Massuchetto <viniciusandre@gmail.com> wrote:
> Celejar escreveu:
>
> [...]
>
> > You'd normally use 'master' / hostapd where the wireless clients are
> > connecting to the box. I've never used ad-hoc mode, and I don't
> > know anything about it.
>
> I've been trying to set it to master mode, but I'm
> starting to think that this card doesn't support
> it. How can I confirm?
>
> $ iwconfig wlan0 mode master
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
> SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>
> $ lspci | grep Wireless
> 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation
> PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
> (rev 02)
This page claims that iwlwifi (iwl3945) can't do AP:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers
For (most?) modern cards that can, you'll want to read:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd
Celejar
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