Re: MA401 in AP mode -> OK


From: Jean-Michel BLANC (jmb_at_netinary.com)
Date: 2002-02-22 11:21:46 UTC



Thanks !!

The problem was with the linux-wlan which was installed on my computer. After uninstalling it ( and removing manually the linux-wlan configuration files in /etc/pcmcia), I can use my computer with the NETGEAR M401 Card as an AccessPoint .

Le Jeudi 21 F�vrier 2002 10:09, David L. Sifry a �crit :

> > Load the HostAP code (Jouni's code) OR the linux-wlan code, not both!
>
> Run the HostAP code on the box that will be the AP, and then run
> whatever you want on the client - linux-wlan, orinoco, whatever,
> depending on the chipset of the client card.
>
> On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 02:57, jmb_at_netinary.com wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm trying tu use a NETGEAR M401 Wireless Card in AP mode.
> > I'm running a Mandrake with kernel 2.4.17, pcmcia-cs-3.1.31, and
> > linux-wlan-ng-0.1.12. When I insert the Wireless Card, I obtain the
> > following message in syslog
> >
> >
> >
> > Feb 21 10:24:45 escher cardmgr[875]: socket 1: NETGEAR MA401 11Mbps
> > 802.11 WLAN Card
> > Feb 21 10:24:45 escher cardmgr[875]: executing: 'modprobe prism2'
> > Feb 21 10:24:45 escher kernel: prism2: prism2.c 0.0.0 2002-01-03 (SSH
> > Communications Security Corp, Jouni Malinen)
> > Feb 21 10:24:45 escher kernel: prism2: (c) SSH Communications Security
> > Corp <jkm_at_ssh.com>
> > Feb 21 10:24:45 escher kernel: prism2: index 0x01: Vcc 5.0, irq 10, io
> > 0x0100-0x013f
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: prism2: Registered netdevice wlan0
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: wlan0: NIC: id=0x8002 v1.0.0
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: wlan0: PRI: id=0x15 v0.3.0
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: wlan0: STA: id=0x1f v0.8.3
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher cardmgr[875]: executing: './wlan-ng start wlan0'
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: wlan0: hfa384x_setup_bap - timeout3
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: wlan0: hfa384x_set_rid - to BAP0 failed
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher kernel: prism2: wlan0: resetting card
> > Feb 21 10:24:46 escher cardmgr[875]: + wlanctl-ng: Op�ration non
> > support�e
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My interface wlan0 is up, I can ping it.
> > When I try to connect from a PC using a COMPAQ WL110 Wireless Card, the
> > connection failed .
> > I try to monitor the NETGEAR MA401 with iwpriv, and wlansniff deliver in
> > Prism2-2002-01-03, I receive frames from the COMPAQ WL110 Wireless Card,
> > but the counter receive from the interface wlan0 isn't growing up !!!
> >
> >
> > Is my NETGEAR MA401 really in AP mode ?
> > Do I forget something in configuration ?
> >
> >
> > ( I try to bypass the return error "hfa384x_setup_bap" in prism2.c
> > without success )
> >
> > Anyone have an idea !
> >
> > Please help
> >
> >
> > Jean-Michel



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