From: David L. Sifry (david_at_sifry.com)
Date: 2002-02-21 10:09:11 UTC
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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