From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.232]:63177 "EHLO rv-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751980AbYKMUDB (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:01 -0500 Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id k40so1043551rvb.1 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:03:00 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: To: Subject: hostap managed mode, blank ESSID Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:02:49 -0700 Message-ID: (sfid-20081113_210307_423997_A01562B7) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: iskimj@gmail.com Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I'm running Ubuntu with kernel 2.6.27-7. I am trying to set up a Prism/Intersil PCMCIA card (Microsoft MN-520) with firmware version 1.4.9. I am able to the orinoco module but I get many errors. I asked in that mailing list and one suggestion was to try the hostap module. I am trying to set up hostap but need a bit of help. It is my understanding that I need to operate it in "managed" mode to connect as a client to a wireless AP. I can set the managed mode but I can't seem to set the ESSID, iwconfig will report EASED: " ". If I then change to "master" mode it reports the correct ESSID. Are there some additional steps that I need to do? Is there a bug in the driver? Thanks, Greg