From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <4468FBFC.8090809@fortresstech.com> Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 18:09:00 -0400 From: Steve Lazaridis MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Bridge] wds not working...help needed References: <93F0E3CFC1ABB646B8808894FC7CDD250454073D@azindbaex01.aztec.soft> In-Reply-To: <93F0E3CFC1ABB646B8808894FC7CDD250454073D@azindbaex01.aztec.soft> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List-Id: Linux Ethernet Bridging List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Vinod L R Cc: bridge@osdl.org You probably want to refer to the madwifi list for this. Recommendations: Post your script you used to configure the interfaces. Try not running in repeater mode and create a Vap on one AP and on the other create a Vap and a STA. Bring the STA interface up before brining the Vap up interface. Steve Vinod L R wrote: > Hi, >=20 > =20 >=20 > I am really struck up in WDS !!!!!!! >=20 > =20 >=20 > I am using madwifi-ng-r1474-20060314 in one of my APs & the other AP has = > madwifi-ng-r1531-20060427 =85.. >=20 > I am using Proxim 802.11 a/b/g card .. >=20 > I followed all the steps to setup & configure WDS=20 > (http://madwifi.org/users-guide/) for both my APs =85 >=20 > =20 >=20 > Both my APs are in mode 802.11a & my client is able to associate with=20 > both my APs individually & hence can ping both separately =85 >=20 > But there is no sign of WDS at all !!! >=20 > =20 >=20 > The APs can=92t ping each other, *_nor_* the client, after associating=20 > with one AP, can ping the other AP .. >=20 > Ping says =93 Destination Unreachable =94 =85. >=20 > =20 >=20 > Outputs from both my AP=92s iwconfig & ifconfig commands are :- >=20 > =20 >=20 > *_1^st AP ::::::::::::::::::::::::_* >=20 > *Iwconfig:::::* >=20 > *ath0 IEEE 802.11a ESSID:"wds_testing" * >=20 > * Mode:Master Frequency:5.2 GHz Access Point:=20 > **00:20**:A6:54:E0:61 * >=20 > * Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:13 dBm Sensitivity=3D0/3 * >=20 > * Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off* >=20 > * Encryption key:off* >=20 > * Power Management:off* >=20 > * Link Quality=3D41/94 Signal level=3D-54 dBm Noise level=3D-9= 5 dBm* >=20 > * Rx invalid nwid:166 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0* >=20 > * Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0* >=20 > * * >=20 > *ath1 IEEE 802.11a Mode:Repeater Frequency:5.2 GHz * >=20 > * Access Point: **00:20**:A6:54:E0:75 Bit Rate:0 kb/s =20 > Tx-Power:13 dBm * >=20 > * Sensitivity=3D0/3 * >=20 > * Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off* >=20 > * Encryption key:off* >=20 > * Power Management:off* >=20 > * Link Quality=3D41/94 Signal level=3D-54 dBm Noise level=3D-9= 5 dBm* >=20 > * Rx invalid nwid:112 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0* >=20 > * Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0* >=20 > * * >=20 > =20 >=20 > *Ifconfig :::::::* >=20 > *ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:61 * >=20 > * inet addr:192.168.1.12 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.= 0* >=20 > * inet6 addr: fe80::220:a6ff:fe54:e061/64 Scope:Link* >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:485 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:555 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:21098 (20.6 KiB) TX bytes:24066 (23.5 KiB)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *ath1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:61 * >=20 > * inet6 addr: fe80::220:a6ff:fe54:e061/64 Scope:Link* >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:47 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:1930 (1.8 KiB) TX bytes:378 (378.0 b)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:61 * >=20 > * inet6 addr: fe80::220:a6ff:fe54:e061/64 Scope:Link* >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:38 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:1020 (1020.0 b) TX bytes:378 (378.0 b)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *lo Link encap:Local Loopback * >=20 > * inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0* >=20 > * inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host* >=20 > * UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:2712 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:2712 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:3161874 (3.0 MiB) TX bytes:3161874 (3.0 MiB)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *wifi0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:61 * >=20 > * inet6 addr: fe80::220:a6ff:fe54:e061/64 Scope:Link* >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:5600 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:622* >=20 > * TX packets:1933 errors:420 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 * >=20 > * RX bytes:652702 (637.4 KiB) TX bytes:164100 (160.2 KiB)* >=20 > * Interrupt:11 Memory:f8a40000-f8a50000 * >=20 > * * >=20 > *_ _* >=20 > *_2^nd AP :::::::::::::_* >=20 > *iwconfig :::* >=20 > *ath0 IEEE 802.11a ESSID:"wds_testing1" * >=20 > * Mode:Master Frequency:5.22 GHz Access Point:=20 > **00:20**:A6:54:E0:75 * >=20 > * Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:13 dBm Sensitivity=3D0/3 * >=20 > * Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off* >=20 > * Encryption key:off* >=20 > * Power Management:off* >=20 > * Link Quality=3D17/94 Signal level=3D-78 dBm Noise level=3D-9= 5 dBm* >=20 > * Rx invalid nwid:23 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0* >=20 > * Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0* >=20 > * * >=20 > *ath1 IEEE 802.11a Mode:Repeater Frequency:5.22 GHz * >=20 > * Access Point: **00:20**:A6:54:E0:61 Bit Rate:0 kb/s =20 > Tx-Power:13 dBm * >=20 > * Sensitivity=3D0/3 * >=20 > * Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off* >=20 > * Encryption key:off* >=20 > * Power Management:off* >=20 > * Link Quality=3D17/94 Signal level=3D-78 dBm Noise level=3D-9= 5 dBm* >=20 > * Rx invalid nwid:4 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0* >=20 > * Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0* >=20 > * * >=20 > *Ifconfig :::* >=20 > *ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:75 * >=20 > * inet addr:192.168.1.35 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.= 0* >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:57 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:135 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:2142 (2.0 KiB) TX bytes:7856 (7.6 KiB)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *ath1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:75 * >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:1 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *br0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:20:A6:54:E0:75 * >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *lo Link encap:Local Loopback * >=20 > * inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0* >=20 > * UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:3118 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0* >=20 > * TX packets:3118 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 * >=20 > * RX bytes:4203616 (4.0 MiB) TX bytes:4203616 (4.0 MiB)* >=20 > * * >=20 > *wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr=20 > 00-20-A6-54-E0-75-58-0B-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 * >=20 > * UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1* >=20 > * RX packets:7092 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:35* >=20 > * TX packets:334 errors:4 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0* >=20 > * collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 * >=20 > * RX bytes:1037700 (1013.3 KiB) TX bytes:24075 (23.5 KiB)* >=20 > * Interrupt:11 Memory:d4a80000-d4a90000 * >=20 > * * >=20 > *_ _* >=20 > Anybody could help me out please !!! >=20 > =20 >=20 > Thanks & regards,=20 >=20 > vinod=20 >=20 > =20 > =20 > =20 >=20 > The information contained in, or attached to, this e-mail, contains=20 > confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the=20 > individual or entity to whom they are addressed and is subject to legal=20 > privilege. 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