Re: [Madwifi-users] [Madwifi-devel] Unable to configure MadWifi as a simple AP on Ubuntu
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From: Venkat Ch <ven...@gm...> - 2010-05-21 11:24:59
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Can you please send the output of "iwconfig" and "route -n" at both STA and AP. Thanks & Regards Venkata Rao chimata On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Aditya Bhave <ay...@an...> wrote: > Hi, > > Im trying to configure MadWifi as an AP on laptop A and connecting a > client from laptop B. Although the station B associates correctly, Im > unable to even do a simple ping to the AP > > Here is my configuration > > Laptop A: Lenovo Thinkpad > Card: lshw -C network > description: interface > product: Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter > vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. > physical id: 0 > bus info: pci@0000:16:00.0 > logical name: wifi0 > version: 01 > serial: 00:0b:6b:20:40:dd > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: bus_master cap_list logical > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath_pci latency=96 > maxlatency=28 mingnt=10 multicast=yes > resources: irq:16 memory:c4000000-c400ffff > > Here is the script I used to create an AP > /********* > #!/bin/sh > > sudo modprobe -r ath5k || true > sudo modprobe -r ath9k || true > sudo modprobe -r ath_pci || true > sudo modprobe ath_pci autocreate=none > > sudo wlanconfig ath1 destroy || true > sudo wlanconfig ath1 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap # set up the AP > sudo iwpriv ath1 mode 3 # 11g mode > sudo iwconfig ath1 essid "Aditya" # essid > sudo iwconfig ath1 key off # no wep > sudo iwconfig ath1 enc off # no wep > sudo iwpriv ath1 wpa 0 # no wpa > > sudo ifconfig ath1 up > sleep 1 > sudo ifconfig ath1 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.diversity=0 > sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.txantenna=1 > sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.rxantenna= > ************************/ > > Laptop B: Dell Inspiron > Card: description: Wireless interface > product: AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) > vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. > physical id: 0 > bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0 > logical name: wifi0 > version: 01 > serial: 00:15:6d:84:35:8e > width: 64 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath_pci latency=0 > multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g > resources: irq:19 memory:dfcf0000-dfcfffff > > Here is the script I used to create a STA > /************* > #!/bin/sh > > sudo modprobe -r ath5k || true > sudo modprobe -r ath9k || true > sudo modprobe -r ath_pci || true > > sudo modprobe ath_pci autocreate=none > sudo wlanconfig ath1 destroy || true > sudo wlanconfig ath1 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta > sudo iwpriv ath1 mode 3 # 11g > sudo iwconfig ath1 essid "Aditya" > sleep 1 > > sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.diversity=0 > sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.txantenna=1 > sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.rxantenna=1 > > ***********************/ > > In NetworkManager, I configured so that address is obtained through DHCP > whenever the STA connects to AP "Aditya" > Here is my dhcpd.conf file > /*************** > option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1; > > default-lease-time 86400; > max-lease-time 604800; > > authoritative; > > # basic setup by ADITYA BHAVE > subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { > range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.20; > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; > option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; > option routers 192.168.1.1; > } > /*****************************/ > > Firstly, the STA is unable to obtain an address through DHCP. > I then manually gave the STA an address of 192.168.1.10, with a netmask > of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.1. I even ran the following > command > route add default gw 192.168.1.1 > > Inspite of both the above changes, a ping command fails > ayb@AD-DELL:~$ ping -I ath1 192.168.1.1 > PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) from 192.168.1.2 ath1: 56(84) bytes of data. > From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable > From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable > From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable > From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable > From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable > > Can someone please help to diagnose this problem? > > Thanks > regards, > Aditya Bhave > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Madwifi-devel mailing list > Mad...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-devel > -- Peace is its own reward |