Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] bridging problem

Walter Robert Ditzler
2012-06-06T12:59:32Z

sven,

root@srv-ldeb-basic1:/etc/hostapd# ifconfig wlan0 down hw ether
02:34:56:78:9a:bc up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Link number out of range
root@srv-ldeb-basic1:/etc/hostapd#

cheers walter

-----Original Message-----
From: Sven Eckelmann [mailto:sven@narfation.org]
Sent: Mittwoch, 6. Juni 2012 14:38
To: Walter Robert Ditzler
Cc: 'Antonio Quartulli'; b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] bridging problem

On Wednesday 06 June 2012 14:26:12 Walter Robert Ditzler wrote:
>
> (with nl80211)
> ***
> root@srv-ldeb-basic1:/etc/hostapd# hostapd hostapd.conf Configuration
> file: hostapd.conf
> ioctl[SIOCSIFFLAGS]: Name not unique on network
> nl80211 driver initialization failed.
> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x9141a30 user_data=(nil)
> handler=0x80863e0
> root@srv-ldeb-basic1:/etc/hostapd#
> ***

You must make sure that each Vif/VAP device has a different mac address.

sudo ifconfig wlan0 down hw ether 02:34:56:78:9a:bc up

Kind regards,
Sven