From: Jouni Malinen (jkmaline_at_cc.hut.fi)
Date: 2002-07-08 12:09:24 UTC
Host AP mailing list accepts automatically messages only from
addresses that are subscribed to the list (due to spam and
virus/worms). Ezmlm, the software taking care of Host AP mailing list,
is quite strict about the addresses (e.g., my messages from home would
not have been delivered without extra configuration ;-).
It is possible to subscribe other addresses to hostap-allow_at_lists.ssh.com list to help this a bit. All addresses on hostap-allow list are allowed to send messages to hostap list, but the messages are delivered only to the addresses subscribed to hostap list.
The messages that are not accepted are queued for manual approval. I try to check this queue every now and then, but there may be some delays (especially during summer). Apparently, there is also one week expiration date for this queue (of which I did not know previously). Following messages were expired from the queue, so I cannot just approve them, but have included them below.
-- Jouni Malinen PGP id EFC895FA ======================================================================== Message-ID: <000601c220a2$9c9e3540$7d2689d5_at_velingrad.com> From: "Kostadin Zlatev" <koce_at_velingrad.com> To: <hostap_at_lists.ssh.com> Subject: Re: HostAP / Linksys WMP11 going to 802.11-DS not 802.11b Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:56:59 -0700 Yes. iwconfig shows that rate of the wlan0 is 2Mb/s but = when i make iwconfig wlan0 txpower 100 ( 100 is just for = test , so 200 ,300 etc...) i always downloading with 5 = Mb/s . Otherwise i've just downloaded with 1 Mb/s. By the way i have tested it on 22-24 Km ( with external anntena of = course ) and I get the same result. By default downloading is 1 mb/s and after iwconfig = wlan0 txpower 100 or higher downloading is =20 5 Mb/s . Is there anyone that have geting works LinkSys WAP11 runing as = client to LinkSys WMP11 in HostAP mode ? Best regards ======================================================================== From: <Graham.harris_at_clara.co.uk> To: <hostap_at_lists.ssh.com> Cc: <jcumming_at_andrew.cmu.edu> Subject: RE: problem building Prism2-2002-04-24 with pcmcia-cs-3.1.33 and kernel 2.4.9 Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 20:17:08 +0100 Message-ID: <000001c2206a$bac4b130$0702000a_at_NCC0759> In-Reply-To: <TN312YHD09NKOIGAHDLF83RNGA31POZU.3d1f37b6_at_NCC0759> Actually, I think I cracked this myself. Within /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.34/modules/prism2.c (note slightly later version but still suffers same problem) at line 58 is a test #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,4,0)) ... #endif In between are some #undef min and #undef max statements designed to be executed only for versions prior to 2.4. In fact they are also needed for 2.4.9-34 (can't comment on other versions). So I commented out the #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE... Test and its #endif, leaving the #undefs between them to be run. Seems to have worked- the pcmcia package now builds. Don't know whether there is a knock-on effect yet of course. Graham
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Harris [mailto:Graham.Harris_at_clara.co.uk]
> Sent: 30 June 2002 17:54
> To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com
> Cc: jcumming_at_andrew.cmu.edu
> Subject: Re: problem building Prism2-2002-04-24 with
> pcmcia-cs-3.1.33 and kernel 2.4.9
>
>
> James,
>
> I have hit the same problem you did when trying to enable for
> the first time support for my new Compaq WL200 casrd in
> Redhat (7.1 but kernel 2.4.9-34 source).
>
> "/usr/src/linux/include/net/sock.h:815: parse error before `unsigned'
> /usr/src/linux/include/net/sock.h:822: parse error before `unsigned'
>
> make[2]: *** [hostap_cs.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.33/modules'
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.33'"
>
> Did you find a way around this? I tried some editing in
> sock.h but nothing I found fixed it and I'm not a C programmer.
>
> Thanks
> Graham
>
>
>
>
>
>
======================================================================== From: Graham Harris <Graham.Harris_at_clara.co.uk> To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Cc: jcumming_at_andrew.cmu.edu Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 17:54:14 +0100 Message-Id: <TN312YHD09NKOIGAHDLF83RNGA31POZU.3d1f37b6_at_NCC0759> Subject: Re: problem building Prism2-2002-04-24 with pcmcia-cs-3.1.33 and kernel 2.4.9 James, I have hit the same problem you did when trying to enable for the first time support for my new Compaq WL200 casrd in Redhat (7.1 but kernel 2.4.9-34 source). "/usr/src/linux/include/net/sock.h:815: parse error before `unsigned' /usr/src/linux/include/net/sock.h:822: parse error before `unsigned' make[2]: *** [hostap_cs.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.33/modules' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.33'" Did you find a way around this? I tried some editing in sock.h but nothing I found fixed it and I'm not a C programmer. Thanks Graham ======================================================================== Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 17:46:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Ross Skaliotis <ross_at_student.andover.edu> To: <hostap_at_lists.ssh.com> Subject: WEP key rotation Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0206301735240.14450-100000_at_gonzo> Hello, I have successfully compiled and am currently running the CVS version of the wonderful hostap driver under a strongarm machine. (http://www.brightstareng.com/arm/mediaeng.htm) I wrote a simple little script to perform wep key rotation and change the key with which my AP transmits data every minute or so. When the system first boots up, I give it all four keys like so: iwconfig wlan0 key key1 [1] iwconfig wlan0 key key2 [2] iwconfig wlan0 key key3 [3] iwconfig wlan0 key key4 [4] It defaults to using the first key, which is fine. According to the iwconfig docs, I should be able to say `iwconfig wlan0 key [2]` and have it switch to key2. This doesn't work with the hostap driver. Running that command disables wep key encryption all together. Also, just running `iwconfig wlan0 key key2 [2]` doesn't work as the card stays using key 1. I have to disable wep key encryption and then re-enable it with my script before the active transmitting key can change. A few packets get dropped when this happens. Is there any way around this? I'm using version 3 of the Linksys wpc11 (prism3 chipset). Thanks, -Ross Skaliotis ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 02:31:56 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <20020701.023156.127793860.imp_at_village.org> To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Subject: Re: New DLINK Cards From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp_at_village.org> : Does anyone know if it's possible/will be possible in future to use : the new DLink 520+ pci cards in HostAP mode? I've tried the FreeBSD wi driver with my DLink DWL 650+ cards, but it doesn't work with it (even with hacks for pci id for the cardbus layer). They appear to use the TI ACX100 chipset, which doesn't appear to be prism2 compatible. I've been unable to find any docs on the TI web site. Warner ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 02:56:23 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <20020701.025623.101860283.imp_at_village.org> To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Subject: Cisco 340 and HostAP mode From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp_at_village.org> OK. I've spent a fair amount of time debugging a problem with the FreeBSD HostAP mode. I'm using the following hardware: wi0: <Intersil Prism2.5> mem 0xfebff000-0xfebfffff irq 11 at device 17.0 on pci0 wi0: 802.11 address: 00:90:4b:0d:ff:19 wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3874A(Mini-PCI) wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.00.05, Station 1.03.04 The problem that I'm having is that the Cisco 340 card that I have isn't associating with the AP. Most other cards associate no problem, but this one has an issue. I created one machine running the HostAP software, one running prism2dump and one with the cisco card. I find that when I associate with a commercial AP, I get approximately the following: Cisco -> AP AUTH AP -> Cisco ctl-ack ap -> cisco auth cisco -> ap ctl-ack etc However, when I try against the FreeBSD HostAP code, I see the following: Cisco -> AP AUTH (seq 1) AP -> Cisco ctl-ack ap -> cisco auth (seq 2) Cisco -> AP AUTH (seq 1) Cisco -> AP AUTH (seq 1) Cisco -> AP AUTH (seq 1) Cisco -> AP AUTH (seq 1) etc >>From debug info in the driver, I've found that the card is supposedly sending the response each time. Notice two differences. First, there's no ctl-ack from the ap -> cisco. Second, it appears that the cisco never gets the auth(2) the freebsd hostap sends. And the freebsd ap driver seems to stop sending things to this card. Different cards (prism2 and lucent) work both before, during and after I try to associate the Cisco card. The cards are all within range of the hostap (5' away, with both the stock antenna, and a 6dBi discone that I built), so that's not the problem. I was wondering if anybody else has run into this in the Linux world when the hostap driver was being developed. Barring that, any suggestions for ways to track it down? Warner ======================================================================== Message-ID: <000501c220dd$dff79080$0f01a8c0_at_mcndomain> From: "cchen" <cchen_at_iwncomm.com> To: <hostap_at_lists.ssh.com> Subject: Unresolved symbols on SA1110 platform Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 17:01:22 +0800 Hello, I am using Host AP driver(Prism2-2002-05-19.tar.gz cross-compiled against linux-2.4.3-rmk2-np1) on my SA1110 platform.But the module hostap_cs.o can't be loaded.Below is the info in the file /var/log/messages. cardmgr[152]: starting, version is 3.1.22 cardmgr[152]: watching 2 sockets cardmgr[152]: initializing socket 0 cardmgr[152]: socket 0: Intersil PRISM2 Reference Design 11Mb/s WLAN Card cardmgr[152]: executing: 'modprobe hostap_cs' cardmgr[152]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.3-rmk2-np1/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o cardmgr[152]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.3-rmk2-np1/pcmcia/ds.o cardmgr[152]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.3-rmk2-np1/pcmcia/pcmcia_core.o cardmgr[152]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.3-rmk2-np1/pcmcia/hostap_cs.o cardmgr[152]: + insmod: unresolved symbol netlink_kernel_create cardmgr[152]: + insmod: unresolved symbol netlink_set_err cardmgr[152]: + insmod: unresolved symbol netlink_broadcast cardmgr[152]: modprobe exited with status 1 cardmgr[152]: executing: 'insmod /lib/modules/2.4.3-rmk2-np1/pcmcia/hostap_cs.o'cardmgr[152]: + Using /lib/modules/2.4.3-rmk2-np1/pcmcia/hostap_cs.o cardmgr[152]: + insmod: unresolved symbol netlink_kernel_create cardmgr[152]: + insmod: unresolved symbol netlink_set_err cardmgr[152]: + insmod: unresolved symbol netlink_broadcast cardmgr[152]: insmod exited with status 1 cardmgr[152]: get dev info on socket 0 failed: Resource temporarily unavailable What may be the reason? Thanks for your help! cchen ======================================================================== From: "Paul Gumminger" <gumpa_at_web.de> To: <hostap_at_lists.ssh.com> Subject: Problems with I-Gate on SuSE 8.0 Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 18:49:45 +0200 Message-ID: <MABBLMCCPKFFMKBPLGBAGEHLCDAA.gumpa_at_web.de> Hello everyone! Unfortunately I have problems with my installation of the I-Gate 11 Mbs-card on the PCI-Adapter-Card! I can follow up to the point with modprobe, but this doesn�t function. So my question: Can somen help me with the correct installation on SuSE 8.0! Than you for your help! Pleas e-mail to: paul_gumminger_at_hotmail.com (I know it�s a M$-e-mail....but it must be, because of work!) Thank you very much! Paul ======================================================================== Message-Id: <4.2.2.20020701165714.00aec8c0_at_mail.earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 16:58:27 -0700 To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com From: Doug Bradford <dgbradford_at_earthlink.net> Subject: DLINK 520 PCI native board and Redhat 7.2 Hi All, I need to know where the AP driver source files should be located to build a PCI version using RedHat 7.2? Will I need to rebuild the kernel to get this driver to link? Just getting started, Doug ======================================================================== Message-ID: <003201c22195$234c6c90$0200a8c0_at_kannow2k> From: "Kanno Kyosuke" <kanno_at_netk.co.jp> To: <hostap_at_lists.ssh.com> Subject: Does hostap support 802.11a ? Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:53:13 +0900 Does hostap support IEEE802.11a or IEEE802.11b ? Best regards, kanno ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 12:26:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Vincas Ciziunas <fizban_at_tamos.net> To: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Subject: Prism Monitoring Header Signal value Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0207021223480.19028-100000_at_apoc.tamos.net> How would you convert the signal part of the Prism Monitoring Header to dB/dBi? Is this at all possible? If not, what units are the data reported in? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Vincas Ciziunas-- (College Student, Linux Geek, Music Nut, Virginian, Computer Science Major) fizban_at_tamos.net vciziuna_at_gmu.edu winkie_at_faceprint.com http://www.tamos.net/~fizban "There's nothing worse in the world than an angry tree," --Bob Ross ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:01:58 -0400 From: Gerald Britton <gbritton_at_doomcom.org> To: Vincas Ciziunas <winkie_at_faceprint.com> Cc: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Subject: Re: Prism Monitoring header signal portion to dBi Message-ID: <20020702130158.A32173_at_nevermore.toe.doomcom.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0207021226240.6090-100000_at_think.faceprint.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0207021226240.6090-100000_at_think.faceprint.com>; from winkie_at_faceprint.com on Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 12:27:12PM -0400 On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 12:27:12PM -0400, Vincas Ciziunas wrote:
> How would you convert the signal portion of the prism monitoring header to
> dB/dBi ?? If this is not possible, what units is that data in?
I've wondered this. charted a few sample points and it looks to be an almost linear relationship to the dBm read off with iwconfig for that location. but it's tricky to tell. I notice that the values returned in the header are different from those returned in the comms quality mibs. I think this changed in a firmware update at some point :| .. -- Gerald ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:00:54 -0400 From: Gerald Britton <gbritton_at_doomcom.org> To: Vincas Ciziunas <winkie_at_faceprint.com> Cc: hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Subject: Re: Prism Monitoring header signal portion to dBi Message-ID: <20020702150054.A32567_at_nevermore.toe.doomcom.org> References: <20020702130158.A32173_at_nevermore.toe.doomcom.org> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0207021456090.9666-100000_at_think.faceprint.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0207021456090.9666-100000_at_think.faceprint.com>; from winkie_at_faceprint.com on Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 02:56:45PM -0400 On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 02:56:45PM -0400, Vincas Ciziunas wrote:
> Yeah, but doesn't dBm allow for negative values? All of these are
> positive.
I get values close to 60 right next to the AP, 13 or so is the lowest i'm able to reliably associate with. and i occasionally see stuff all the way down to about 3. This maps to something along the lines of this from what I was able to determine experimentally, though it really is a big hack: #define P2DBM(x) (((x) * 12285714 - 1028857143)/10000000) where x is the value from the header. Again, it's a big shot in the sky guess since i don't have any access to real information, or an independant method of determining the real dBm values. -- Gerald ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:22:08 -0400 From: Gerald Britton <gbritton_at_doomcom.org> To: Tiebing Zhang <tzhang_at_3eti.com> Cc: Vincas Ciziunas <winkie_at_faceprint.com>, hostap_at_lists.ssh.com Subject: Re: Prism Monitoring header signal portion to dBi Message-ID: <20020702152208.A32647_at_nevermore.toe.doomcom.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0207021226240.6090-100000_at_think.faceprint.com> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0207021458590.7156-100000_at_localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0207021458590.7156-100000_at_localhost.localdomain>; from tzhang_at_3eti.com on Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 03:00:44PM -0400 On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 03:00:44PM -0400, Tiebing Zhang wrote:
> This is what in the driver:(well, the driver uses +0x100 instead of *(-1))
>
> #define LEVEL_TO_dBm(v) (((v) * 100 / 255 - 100)*(-1))
>
> And I found this usefule.
This is very clearly wrong for the signal strength information I get in the rx header on my card (MiniPCI card in an IBM Thinkpad), you endup with it saying -140 dBm signal, -200 dBm noise level about 4ft away from the AP. or something roughly that insane. -- Gerald ========================================================================