* AR9227: Can't set master mode
@ 2013-05-17 8:54 Felix Blanke
2013-05-17 9:17 ` Thomas Klute
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Felix Blanke @ 2013-05-17 8:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-wireless
Hi,
first: Please CC me as I'm not subscribed to the list.
I have the following wireless card: 04:02.0 Network controller:
Atheros Communications Inc. AR9227 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
I can't set it to master mode, but this card should support it:
server ~ # iwconfig wlp4s2
wlp4s2 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=19 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
server ~ # iwconfig wlp4s2 mode Master
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlp4s2 ; Invalid argument.
My kernel config should be correct:
server linux # cat .config | grep ATH9K
CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=y
CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=y
# CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT is not set
CONFIG_ATH9K=y
CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI=y
# CONFIG_ATH9K_AHB is not set
# CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS is not set
CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL=y
# CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC is not set
server linux # cat .config | grep MAC80211
CONFIG_MAC80211=y
CONFIG_MAC80211_HAS_RC=y
CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL=y
CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL_HT=y
CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL=y
CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT="minstrel_ht"
# CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH is not set
CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=y
# CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS is not set
# CONFIG_MAC80211_MESSAGE_TRACING is not set
# CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU is not set
# CONFIG_MAC80211_HWSIM is not set
I can scan for wireless networks and probably also connect to them
(never tested because this is not an use case for me).
Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Felix
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: AR9227: Can't set master mode
2013-05-17 8:54 AR9227: Can't set master mode Felix Blanke
@ 2013-05-17 9:17 ` Thomas Klute
2013-05-17 9:21 ` Felix Blanke
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Klute @ 2013-05-17 9:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Felix Blanke; +Cc: linux-wireless
Am 17.05.2013 10:54, schrieb Felix Blanke:
> Hi,
>
> first: Please CC me as I'm not subscribed to the list.
>
> I have the following wireless card: 04:02.0 Network controller:
> Atheros Communications Inc. AR9227 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
>
> I can't set it to master mode, but this card should support it:
>
> server ~ # iwconfig wlp4s2
> wlp4s2 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
> Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=19 dBm
> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:off
> Power Management:off
>
> server ~ # iwconfig wlp4s2 mode Master
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
> SET failed on device wlp4s2 ; Invalid argument.
You cannot set any card to master mode this way, you have to use hostapd
to set up the access point interface. The documentation at
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd should help. :-)
I'd also recommend using iw instead of iwconfig, see
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
> My kernel config should be correct:
>
> server linux # cat .config | grep ATH9K
> CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=y
> CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=y
> # CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT is not set
> CONFIG_ATH9K=y
> CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI=y
> # CONFIG_ATH9K_AHB is not set
> # CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS is not set
> CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL=y
> # CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC is not set
>
> server linux # cat .config | grep MAC80211
> CONFIG_MAC80211=y
> CONFIG_MAC80211_HAS_RC=y
> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL=y
> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL_HT=y
> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL=y
> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT="minstrel_ht"
> # CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH is not set
> CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=y
> # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS is not set
> # CONFIG_MAC80211_MESSAGE_TRACING is not set
> # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU is not set
> # CONFIG_MAC80211_HWSIM is not set
>
>
> I can scan for wireless networks and probably also connect to them
> (never tested because this is not an use case for me).
>
> Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
>
> Kind regards,
> Felix
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
>
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: AR9227: Can't set master mode
2013-05-17 9:17 ` Thomas Klute
@ 2013-05-17 9:21 ` Felix Blanke
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Felix Blanke @ 2013-05-17 9:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Klute; +Cc: linux-wireless
I knew about hostapd, but I wanted to test the master mode first. You
can still find a lot of tutorials that uses this command to set it to
master mode :( So those are all outdated?
I'll try messing around with hostapd. Thanks for your reply!
On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Thomas Klute
<thomas2.klute@uni-dortmund.de> wrote:
> Am 17.05.2013 10:54, schrieb Felix Blanke:
>> Hi,
>>
>> first: Please CC me as I'm not subscribed to the list.
>>
>> I have the following wireless card: 04:02.0 Network controller:
>> Atheros Communications Inc. AR9227 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
>>
>> I can't set it to master mode, but this card should support it:
>>
>> server ~ # iwconfig wlp4s2
>> wlp4s2 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
>> Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=19 dBm
>> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
>> Encryption key:off
>> Power Management:off
>>
>> server ~ # iwconfig wlp4s2 mode Master
>> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>> SET failed on device wlp4s2 ; Invalid argument.
>
> You cannot set any card to master mode this way, you have to use hostapd
> to set up the access point interface. The documentation at
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd should help. :-)
>
> I'd also recommend using iw instead of iwconfig, see
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
>
>> My kernel config should be correct:
>>
>> server linux # cat .config | grep ATH9K
>> CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=y
>> CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=y
>> # CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT is not set
>> CONFIG_ATH9K=y
>> CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI=y
>> # CONFIG_ATH9K_AHB is not set
>> # CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS is not set
>> CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL=y
>> # CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC is not set
>>
>> server linux # cat .config | grep MAC80211
>> CONFIG_MAC80211=y
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_HAS_RC=y
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL=y
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL_HT=y
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_MINSTREL=y
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT="minstrel_ht"
>> # CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH is not set
>> CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=y
>> # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS is not set
>> # CONFIG_MAC80211_MESSAGE_TRACING is not set
>> # CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU is not set
>> # CONFIG_MAC80211_HWSIM is not set
>>
>>
>> I can scan for wireless networks and probably also connect to them
>> (never tested because this is not an use case for me).
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Felix
>> --
>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in
>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
>>
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
end of thread, other threads:[~2013-05-17 9:39 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2013-05-17 8:54 AR9227: Can't set master mode Felix Blanke
2013-05-17 9:17 ` Thomas Klute
2013-05-17 9:21 ` Felix Blanke
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).