Re: ath5k master (AP) mode

[pat-lkml <pat-lkml@erley.org>]

Bob Copeland wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Norman Rie=DF <norman@smash-net.org>=
 wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> i pulled wireless-testing kernel today and installed hostapd-0.6.7, =
 but
>> it still does not work.
>>
>>
>> iwconfig wlan0 mode master
>> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>>    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>=20
> Did you apply this patch from upthread?
>=20

I can confirm Norman's wireless card's behavior (and have an associate =
with
the same problem).  This is with the upthread patch applied to compat-w=
ireless
pulled from git.

ath5k 0000:0a:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
ath5k 0000:0a:05.0: registered as 'phy5'
phy5: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
ath5k phy5: Atheros AR5213A chip found (MAC: 0x59, PHY: 0x43)
ath5k phy5: RF5112B multiband radio found (0x36)

If I remove the entry from hostapd.conf to set the channel, and force a=
 channel
with iwconfig, hostapd will start, but nothing can associate, and netst=
umbler
on an XP machine with an atheros card in it does not detect the SSID as=
 being=20
an access point.

Pat Erley


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