Re: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06)
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:53:42 -0500
vr <debian-user@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
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