Re: [Madwifi-users] unable to create more than one AP

[Michael R. <ma...@no...>]

Hi.

On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 22:13 +0100, none none wrote:
> # wlanconfig wlan0 create wlandev
> wifi0                                                            
> wlan0
> #wlanconfig wlan1 create wlandev wifi0 
> wlanconfig: ioctl: Input/output error

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Only one station VAP can exist on a device. If the station VAP is the
first VAP created, then no other VAPs are allowed to be created. If the
first VAP created is in AP (Master) mode, then one station VAP is
allowed to be created. In this case, other AP VAPs can also be created
after the station VAP. When AP and station VAPs coexist, the nosbeacon
flag must be used when creating the station.
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see: http://madwifi.org/users-guide/node14.html (or docs/users-guide.pdf
in you source snapshot)

You tried to create to STA VAPs, which isn't allowed.

> # athstats 1
>    input   output altrate   short    long xretry crcerr  crypt  phyerr
> rssi rate
> athstats: ath0: Operation not supported

Since you didn't used the "standard" name for your STA VAP (wlan0
instead of ath0) you get this error. Specify the name of the device
athstats should work with: "athstats -i wlan0 1"

> i have a lot of traces like this 

Looks like you have debugging enabled (via athdebug or by writing to the
corresponding sysctl).

Bye, Mike