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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] PHP version

[basos g <ba...@gm...>]

>Hello everyone!

>I started playing with wifiadmin today. I've had a hard time trying to
>put it to work untill I realised that it's written in PHP4 (I admit,
>my fault that I oversaw that) .
>And then it costed me some more time to do the necessary changes in
>the environment (which I am actually not finished) to put it to work
>under a box with PHP5.
>I wonder if there are plans to update it to PHP5, since PHP4 seems to
>be off the map in most distros.

Can you be more specific about the obstacles you found ??  Provide some error output?
You use the 0.1.0 version or no ? And you read the readme for installation procedure or no ?
Also keep in mind that the development of wifiadmin is done on apache2/ PHP 5 enabled web server. PHP5 is backward compatible with PHP4. This decision for PHP4 was taken from the original developers and i think it is based on the fact that some small systems may not support PHP5. So we try not to use new feutures..


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[Wifiadmin-users] PHP version

[Ricardo C. <ca...@la...>]

Hello everyone!

I started playing with wifiadmin today. I've had a hard time trying to
put it to work untill I realised that it's written in PHP4 (I admit,
my fault that I oversaw that) .
And then it costed me some more time to do the necessary changes in
the environment (which I am actually not finished) to put it to work
under a box with PHP5.
I wonder if there are plans to update it to PHP5, since PHP4 seems to
be off the map in most distros.

Thank you for making the tool available!

Cheers!
Ricarso

[Wifiadmin-users] Multiple subnets???

[Rob B. <te...@mc...>]

Hi I want to add another subnet to my metrix box -

Here is the uname from it: Linux "removedbyme" 2.4.29 #2 Sat Feb 5  
15:12:16 PST 2005 i586 unknown


There currently are ath0, br0, and eth0 on the box ( and L0 of course)

The network admin before me set this up, and I am running out of IP  
space, and want to add another subnet - I can not get the next subnet  
in the line IE:  if I had 192.168.2.X and add 192.168.3.X no problem  
right?

So what I want to do is: 192.168.2.X and add 192.168.45.X ( all  
numbers made up )

But still not have 192.168.2 through 192.168.42 on the same network -  
just have 192.168.2 and 192.168.45 on the box.

So I think that this box is in a bridged mode as br0 exists - so I do  
not want to enable eth0 least I loose connectivity to the box.

And I do not want to have to re-address every client, to have an  
ordered subnet -

Any cool ideas out there?

Thanks in advance!

Rob Buch
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[Wifiadmin-users] Configuring wifiadmin

[Brandon K. <bm...@gm...>]

I recently installed wifiadmin and I cant figure out how to get it
running.  I set the wireless to master but when I go to wireless status
it says "This device\'s mode is not supported.".  How do I set this up
to work?

[Wifiadmin-users] WifiAdmin & Voyage anyone?

[Evert <ev...@po...>]

Hi all!

Has anyone successfully integrated WifiAdmin & Voyage ( http://www.voyage.hk/ ) into something that fits on a 64 MB CF?   :-)


Regards,
  Evert

Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Cannot log in to wifiadmin

[Jerry <mr...@st...>]

Hello!

root/root doesnt work either.

I cant roll back, that doesnt work either... I guess I dont need wifiadmin, 
but it sure would be nice.

I just dont understand why I would have to reformat to reinstall the 
thing...  :(

Thanks

Jerryf


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Flickenger" <ro...@no...>
To: "Jerry" <mr...@te...>
Cc: <wif...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Cannot log in to wifiadmin


>
> On Oct 24, 2005, at 8:01 PM, Jerry wrote:
>
>> Im hopeing someone can help me out.  I have a voyage linux (2.6.8)  Wrap 
>> board using thttpd and php and a tweaked version of wifiadmin,  (tweaked 
>> by metrix communications (http://metrix.net/metrix/howto/ 
>> metrix-pebble.html)) .  I get the login page but connot login with  any 
>> passwords that I have used, or what is supposed to be the  default 
>> (admin:wifiadmin)   This is what happened:
>
> I maintain Metrix Pebble and our version of WiFiAdmin.  Metrix pebble 
> uses the system password mechanism.  On our distribution the default  is 
> root/root.
>
>> I just deleted the /var/www/wifiadmin folder. I then untarred the  metrix 
>> version in www-root folder (/var/www/) so it will answer a  direct http 
>> request.  so far so good. the metrix version creates a  password file in 
>> /etc/wifiadmin.passwd.  I didnt want to give root  permissions to the 
>> httpd user in /etc so I edited to place it in / etc/wifi/wifiadmin.passwd 
>> and placed the correct permissions on  the /etc/wifi directory.
>
> Hoo boy, that's a bad idea.  I would remove that immediately.  The  Metrix 
> branch of WiFiAdmin is very, very divergent from the main at  this stage. 
> It will probably only work properly with our  distribution (not really on 
> purpose, but because my time is limited  to work on it...)  There's about 
> a billion security holes and other  problems if you run it on any other 
> distribution.  Roll back.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --Rob
>
> 

Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Cannot log in to wifiadmin

[Rob F. <ro...@no...>]

On Oct 24, 2005, at 8:01 PM, Jerry wrote:

> Im hopeing someone can help me out.  I have a voyage linux (2.6.8)  
> Wrap board using thttpd and php and a tweaked version of wifiadmin,  
> (tweaked by metrix communications (http://metrix.net/metrix/howto/ 
> metrix-pebble.html)) .  I get the login page but connot login with  
> any passwords that I have used, or what is supposed to be the  
> default (admin:wifiadmin)   This is what happened:

I maintain Metrix Pebble and our version of WiFiAdmin.  Metrix pebble  
uses the system password mechanism.  On our distribution the default  
is root/root.

> I just deleted the /var/www/wifiadmin folder. I then untarred the  
> metrix version in www-root folder (/var/www/) so it will answer a  
> direct http request.  so far so good. the metrix version creates a  
> password file in /etc/wifiadmin.passwd.  I didnt want to give root  
> permissions to the httpd user in /etc so I edited to place it in / 
> etc/wifi/wifiadmin.passwd and placed the correct permissions on  
> the /etc/wifi directory.

Hoo boy, that's a bad idea.  I would remove that immediately.  The  
Metrix branch of WiFiAdmin is very, very divergent from the main at  
this stage.  It will probably only work properly with our  
distribution (not really on purpose, but because my time is limited  
to work on it...)  There's about a billion security holes and other  
problems if you run it on any other distribution.  Roll back.

Cheers,

--Rob

[Wifiadmin-users] Cannot log in to wifiadmin

[Jerry <mr...@te...>]

Hello!

Im hopeing someone can help me out.  I have a voyage linux (2.6.8) Wrap =
board using thttpd and php and a tweaked version of wifiadmin, (tweaked =
by metrix communications =
(http://metrix.net/metrix/howto/metrix-pebble.html)) .  I get the login =
page but connot login with any passwords that I have used, or what is =
supposed to be the default (admin:wifiadmin)   This is what happened:

I originally got the regular distribution of wifiadmin from sourceforge =
(0.0.4), and untarred it to /var/www/wifiadmin/, edited the =
include/config.php file to turn off mysql and then I http'd to it, and =
logged in as the admin with the default password of wifiadmin, there was =
a few errors, but otherwise it seemed to "work" i could create users, =
etc...  I did create a user, but didnt change the admin password (i am =
testing in house). =20

well, after a bit of googleing i figured out that it takes some tweaking =
to make wifiadmin work with voyage.  I had the bright idea to use the =
metrix version as it was tweaked for a pebble linux based system, so...

I just deleted the /var/www/wifiadmin folder. I then untarred the metrix =
version in www-root folder (/var/www/) so it will answer a direct http =
request.  so far so good. the metrix version creates a password file in =
/etc/wifiadmin.passwd.  I didnt want to give root permissions to the =
httpd user in /etc so I edited to place it in /etc/wifi/wifiadmin.passwd =
and placed the correct permissions on the /etc/wifi directory. =20

the page displays correctly but I cannot log into wifiadmin with ANY =
user/pass that I know of.  I have tried all that are valid on the box, =
and default, and those that I had used/created when it DID work the =
first time, nothing works.   I have even tried to reverse the situation =
and remove the tweaked version and tried the 0.0.4 again, and still cant =
log in with anything.

Is there a way to reset the password, or create (edit) the passwd file =
to "create" a user/pass??  Or am I just S.O.L.?  any ideas and help will =
be great.

Thanks all

Jerryf

Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Testing Please

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

On Sat, 2005-09-17 at 13:39 +1100, Giorgio Ducci wrote:
> thanks for the prompt answer. I tested with your "str_ireplace.php" (I=20
> found it as part of php-compat, too) and I get now only one error message=
=20
> on the "brsettings.php", same as before. I have a bridge that works fine =
on=20

Giorgio, thanks for taking the time to test this out.  I hope you are
enjoying my changes.

Which error message is it?  :)

> my wrap. I think that the problem is on the "brsettings.php" page. I wrot=
e=20
> a very basic simple (I'm not a good programmer as you guys)=20
> "brsettings-gio.php" page that simply show the bridge settings, here=20
> attached, and all elements are well shown. Unfortunately I do not know wh=
at=20
> exactly the Chris' s "brsettings" page should show in addition at the=20

It should simply show the output of `brctl` (you need to define that
path to that user space program) in a tabbed output for each bridge you
define.

> current settings....I use atheros not prism based mPCI card and "wireless=
=20
> security" page still complain because hostap not found in /proc directory=
.=20
> By the way, what is exactly new in this release? Should it write=20

Mostly I made the iwsettings.php page act like other inputs filling in
the current values and checking if you made changes to them.

> "permanently" the settings so after a reboot you do not have to re-write =
them?

No, not in this release. =20

I was trying to find a good Key Value Pair C library to store
configurations in a file, but have yet to do so. =20

WifiAdmin users who have already set up MySQL would likely want to keep
their settings in the DB.

Cheers,
Chris
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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Testing Please

[Giorgio D. <gio...@gi...>]

Hi Thimios,

thanks for the prompt answer. I tested with your "str_ireplace.php" (I 
found it as part of php-compat, too) and I get now only one error message 
on the "brsettings.php", same as before. I have a bridge that works fine on 
my wrap. I think that the problem is on the "brsettings.php" page. I wrote 
a very basic simple (I'm not a good programmer as you guys) 
"brsettings-gio.php" page that simply show the bridge settings, here 
attached, and all elements are well shown. Unfortunately I do not know what 
exactly the Chris' s "brsettings" page should show in addition at the 
current settings....I use atheros not prism based mPCI card and "wireless 
security" page still complain because hostap not found in /proc directory. 
By the way, what is exactly new in this release? Should it write 
"permanently" the settings so after a reboot you do not have to re-write them?
Cheers
Giorgio

>About the str_ireplace not available in php4,  (which it seems to be the
>only php5 function needed), i found this implementation of it in php4.
>We could either place an "include_once(str_ireplace.php) statement at
>the top of include/functions.php, or paste the contents of
>str_ireplace.php in functions.php.
>
>I also get the rest of the errors (probably because i don't have a
>bridge interface).
>
>I hope that next week i will have more time to help.
>
>
>
>On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 20:41 +1100, Giorgio Ducci wrote:
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > I'm testing on a WRAP board with pebble/Voyage linux and I have some error
> > message. First question: I have PHP 4.3.0 configured with THTTPD, as I 
> read
> > on previous mailings should I use PHP 5 instead? Anyway, here attached the
> > errors I get:
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > in ==> WIRELESS STATUS
> > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in
> > /var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
> >
> > in ==>Wireless Settings
> > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in
> > /var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
> >
> > ==>Bridge Settings
> > Notice: Undefined variable: name in /var/www/include/functions.php on 
> line 680
> > Notice: Undefined variable: id in /var/www/include/functions.php on 
> line 680
> > Notice: Undefined variable: stp_en in /var/www/include/functions.php on
> > line 680
> > Notice: Undefined variable: ifs in /var/www/include/functions.php on 
> line 680
> >
> >
> >        Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
> > /var/www/brsettings.php on line 55
> >
> >
> > Notice: Undefined index: device in /var/www/brsettings.php on line 59
> >
> > ==>Wireless Security Settings
> > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in
> > /var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
> > 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > I made a little search and "str_ireplace" function is in PHP 5....argh. 
> For
> > bridge settings I do not really understand because the settings are 
> fine in
> > "ifconfig.php" under br0 ....well, may be you can see better then me where
> > the problem is....
> > Cheers
> > Giorgio
> >
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I think I have everything in order.  There isn't too much interesting
> > >stuff added, but some modifications to the iwsettings.php and
> > >functions.php to try and clean up some things.
> > >
> > >        http://www.nesser.org/src/wifiadmin-ness.tar.gz
> > >
> > >I DO NOT HAVE A GOOD TESTING ENVIRONMENT.  So please give me some
> > >feedback on these changes (good and bad are both accepted).
> > >
> > >If they are alright, I'll commit them.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Chris
> > >--
> > >PGP Public Key: http://www.nesser.org/pgp-key/
> > >09:54:44 up 19:22, 7 users, load average: 0.16, 0.21, 0.28
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Testing Please

[Thimios D. <dim...@ce...>]

About the str_ireplace not available in php4,  (which it seems to be the
only php5 function needed), i found this implementation of it in php4.
We could either place an "include_once(str_ireplace.php) statement at
the top of include/functions.php, or paste the contents of
str_ireplace.php in functions.php.

I also get the rest of the errors (probably because i don't have a
bridge interface).

I hope that next week i will have more time to help.



On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 20:41 +1100, Giorgio Ducci wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> I'm testing on a WRAP board with pebble/Voyage linux and I have some error 
> message. First question: I have PHP 4.3.0 configured with THTTPD, as I read 
> on previous mailings should I use PHP 5 instead? Anyway, here attached the 
> errors I get:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> in ==> WIRELESS STATUS
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in 
> /var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
> 
> in ==>Wireless Settings
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in 
> /var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
> 
> ==>Bridge Settings
> Notice: Undefined variable: name in /var/www/include/functions.php on line 680
> Notice: Undefined variable: id in /var/www/include/functions.php on line 680
> Notice: Undefined variable: stp_en in /var/www/include/functions.php on 
> line 680
> Notice: Undefined variable: ifs in /var/www/include/functions.php on line 680
> 
> 
>        Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in 
> /var/www/brsettings.php on line 55
> 
> 
> Notice: Undefined index: device in /var/www/brsettings.php on line 59
> 
> ==>Wireless Security Settings
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in 
> /var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I made a little search and "str_ireplace" function is in PHP 5....argh. For 
> bridge settings I do not really understand because the settings are fine in 
> "ifconfig.php" under br0 ....well, may be you can see better then me where 
> the problem is....
> Cheers
> Giorgio
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I think I have everything in order.  There isn't too much interesting
> >stuff added, but some modifications to the iwsettings.php and
> >functions.php to try and clean up some things.
> >
> >        http://www.nesser.org/src/wifiadmin-ness.tar.gz
> >
> >I DO NOT HAVE A GOOD TESTING ENVIRONMENT.  So please give me some
> >feedback on these changes (good and bad are both accepted).
> >
> >If they are alright, I'll commit them.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Chris
> >--
> >PGP Public Key: http://www.nesser.org/pgp-key/
> >09:54:44 up 19:22, 7 users, load average: 0.16, 0.21, 0.28
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Testing Please

[Giorgio D. <gio...@gi...>]

Hi Chris,

I'm testing on a WRAP board with pebble/Voyage linux and I have some error 
message. First question: I have PHP 4.3.0 configured with THTTPD, as I read 
on previous mailings should I use PHP 5 instead? Anyway, here attached the 
errors I get:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
in ==> WIRELESS STATUS
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in 
/var/www/include/functions.php on line 397

in ==>Wireless Settings
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in 
/var/www/include/functions.php on line 397

==>Bridge Settings
Notice: Undefined variable: name in /var/www/include/functions.php on line 680
Notice: Undefined variable: id in /var/www/include/functions.php on line 680
Notice: Undefined variable: stp_en in /var/www/include/functions.php on 
line 680
Notice: Undefined variable: ifs in /var/www/include/functions.php on line 680


       Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in 
/var/www/brsettings.php on line 55


Notice: Undefined index: device in /var/www/brsettings.php on line 59

==>Wireless Security Settings
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: str_ireplace() in 
/var/www/include/functions.php on line 397
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I made a little search and "str_ireplace" function is in PHP 5....argh. For 
bridge settings I do not really understand because the settings are fine in 
"ifconfig.php" under br0 ....well, may be you can see better then me where 
the problem is....
Cheers
Giorgio


>Hi,
>
>I think I have everything in order.  There isn't too much interesting
>stuff added, but some modifications to the iwsettings.php and
>functions.php to try and clean up some things.
>
>        http://www.nesser.org/src/wifiadmin-ness.tar.gz
>
>I DO NOT HAVE A GOOD TESTING ENVIRONMENT.  So please give me some
>feedback on these changes (good and bad are both accepted).
>
>If they are alright, I'll commit them.
>
>Cheers,
>Chris
>--
>PGP Public Key: http://www.nesser.org/pgp-key/
>09:54:44 up 19:22, 7 users, load average: 0.16, 0.21, 0.28

[Wifiadmin-users] Testing Please

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

Hi,

I think I have everything in order.  There isn't too much interesting
stuff added, but some modifications to the iwsettings.php and
functions.php to try and clean up some things.

       http://www.nesser.org/src/wifiadmin-ness.tar.gz

I DO NOT HAVE A GOOD TESTING ENVIRONMENT.  So please give me some
feedback on these changes (good and bad are both accepted). =20

If they are alright, I'll commit them.

Cheers,
Chris
--=20
PGP Public Key: http://www.nesser.org/pgp-key/
09:54:44 up 19:22, 7 users, load average: 0.16, 0.21, 0.28

Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Persistent Configurations

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

Sorry, this should have gone to the list, so here it is.

On Sat, 2005-08-27 at 19:28 +0300, Thimios Dimopulos wrote:
> It's surely a different thing, running php code on a bash shell through
> php-cli than running it on the web server. For one thing, on the first
> case, you have all the environment variables available.=20

Indeed, which is why I was suspecting the path, but now on the embedded
board I'm finding the PHP processes keep spawning almost recursively
(the parent waits for the child to finish, which forks it's own child,
etc) until the system is no longer responsive.

> Is your code on-line somewhere? Maybe i could help if i could test it.

I have posted a snapshot tarball for inspection.  It's probably
something silly, but thanks for looking.

       http://www.nesser.org/src/wifiadmin-persist-cfg.tar.gz

This code requires PHP 5.0 + since it uses a new function call
put_file_contents() but that could be removed and a fopen, fwrite,
fclose could be put in it's place for an earlier PHP parser.

The wifi-admin in this tarball broken because the persistent storage
function never finishes.  Other than that, enjoy.  :)


I'm still working on getting my stable work from this past summer into
the CVS repository.  Friday was my last day of that contract.

There seems to be taking quite a bit of time for me to filter out local
changes made for our particular system which shouldn't be put into the
global repository.  Bad design on my part, darn.

Regards,
Chris
--=20
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12:47:06 up 3:53, 3 users, load average: 0.23, 0.29, 0.41

Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Persistent Configurations

[Thimios D. <dim...@ce...>]

It's surely a different thing, running php code on a bash shell through
php-cli than running it on the web server. For one thing, on the first
case, you have all the environment variables available.=20

Is your code on-line somewhere? Maybe i could help if i could test it.

On =D0=E1=F1, 2005-08-26 at 14:12 -0400, Christopher Ness wrote:
> Hi All,
>=20
> I'm almost finished up persistent configurations, but the kicker is tha=
t
> the web server (thttpd) doesn't seem to like the PHP program I built to
> run as an abstraction interface to the config storage.
>=20
> How do the PHP scripts execute ls, iwconfig, etc.  Is there some path
> variable set up somewhere in the code or is it dependant on `php.ini`
> somewhere?
>=20
> I want this program to execute in /alt/
> sunny2:/tmp/www/cgi-bin/wifiadmin# ls -la /alt/wlan-config.php
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         5934 Jan 22
> 21:37 /alt/wlan-config.php
>=20
> It works great from the CLI, but the web server tries to execute it fro=
m
> iwsettings.php and it seems to try and run the command where I set the
> config value in process 1320 below.  But the web server doesn't move on=
,
> it just gives up.
>=20
>  1067 root        960 S   /usr/sbin/thttpd -p 80 -u root -d /tmp/www -c=
 /cgi-bi
>  1313 root       2132 S N /usr/bin/php iwsettings.php
>  1315 root        964 S   /usr/sbin/thttpd -p 80 -u root -d /tmp/www -c=
 /cgi-bi
>  1320 root       2004 S N /usr/bin/php -q /alt/wlan-config.php set nick=
 'SUNNY3
>  1321 root        672 R   ps aux
>=20
> This is probably a PHP/thttpd issue, but anybody have a suggestion on
> what I should look for?
>=20
> Cheers,
> Chris

[Wifiadmin-users] Persistent Configurations

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

Hi All,

I'm almost finished up persistent configurations, but the kicker is that
the web server (thttpd) doesn't seem to like the PHP program I built to
run as an abstraction interface to the config storage.

How do the PHP scripts execute ls, iwconfig, etc.  Is there some path
variable set up somewhere in the code or is it dependant on `php.ini`
somewhere?

I want this program to execute in /alt/
sunny2:/tmp/www/cgi-bin/wifiadmin# ls -la /alt/wlan-config.php
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         5934 Jan 22
21:37 /alt/wlan-config.php

It works great from the CLI, but the web server tries to execute it from
iwsettings.php and it seems to try and run the command where I set the
config value in process 1320 below.  But the web server doesn't move on,
it just gives up.

 1067 root        960 S   /usr/sbin/thttpd -p 80 -u root -d /tmp/www -c /cgi-bi
 1313 root       2132 S N /usr/bin/php iwsettings.php
 1315 root        964 S   /usr/sbin/thttpd -p 80 -u root -d /tmp/www -c /cgi-bi
 1320 root       2004 S N /usr/bin/php -q /alt/wlan-config.php set nick 'SUNNY3
 1321 root        672 R   ps aux

This is probably a PHP/thttpd issue, but anybody have a suggestion on
what I should look for?

Cheers,
Chris
-- 
Wireless Group
McMaster University

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[Wifiadmin-users] cvs write access to Christofer

[Dimopoulos E. <dim...@ce...>]

Hello all, 

This is just to announce that Christofer Ness has write access to the 
wifiadmin cvs tree. Christofer has been hacking on wifiadmin for quite a 
while, we all are looking forward to checking out his work. 

Re: [Wifiadmin-users] HostAP settings

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

Hi Giorgio,

I'm working on getting write access to CVS.  Currently I have been
stalled at work loaded down with other projects, but I have a basic
`brctl` *status* page running.

I'm not sure the best way to expose the HostAP configs, but I'll sleep
on it and see what I can come up with.

Rest assured, whatever I do this summer you'll be able to get a hold of,
I just hope it's not a disappointment.

Cheers,
Chris

On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 13:29 +1100, Giorgio Ducci wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>=20
> I am watching this list since a month now and I know that you are hacking=
=20
> WIFIADMIN with new features. I wonder if you will post those hacks to the=
=20
> mailing list or not. I will be quite interested in testing those new=20
> features. Just a try.
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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] HostAP settings

[Giorgio D. <gio...@gi...>]

Hi Chris,

I am watching this list since a month now and I know that you are hacking 
WIFIADMIN with new features. I wonder if you will post those hacks to the 
mailing list or not. I will be quite interested in testing those new 
features. Just a try.
Bets regards
Giorgio

>Where should HostAP settings go in the layout?
>
>I was thinking of making a new page hostapsettings.php which would allow
>the configuration of hostap for each WIF.
>
>Should the interface be so closely tied to the lower level details or is
>the project trying to have a more process oriented design.
>
>For example I'd create a bridging page instead where you could set up
>wireless bridging and all the configuration options that go with
>`brctl`.
>
>Cheers,
>Chris
>--
>Wireless Group
>McMaster University
>
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[Wifiadmin-users] HostAP settings

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

Where should HostAP settings go in the layout?

I was thinking of making a new page hostapsettings.php which would allow
the configuration of hostap for each WIF.

Should the interface be so closely tied to the lower level details or is
the project trying to have a more process oriented design.  

For example I'd create a bridging page instead where you could set up
wireless bridging and all the configuration options that go with
`brctl`.

Cheers,
Chris
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McMaster University

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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Noise and Silence values

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 02:53 +0300, Thanos Panousis wrote:
>  From what I remember, I substracted 256 because our card readings were 
> positive integers, and since I figured the results should be in dBs, I 
> had to make them negative...So that's what I did. Its just as Rob said, 
> its right to do it in some cards, and it is wrong on others.

I downloaded the wireless tools source last night and poked through it.
There was a huge comment about confusions on how to read the wireless
signal values using some 8 bit integers.

Our boxen use Prism cards and report these values.

sunny1# cat 00\:06\:25\:ac\:83\:db | grep last_rx:
last_rx: silence=-91 dBm signal=-40 dBm rate=2 Mbps

> Anyway I think it provides some proportional taste of the signal levels 
> your clients are getting, either negative or positive. Any insights on a 
> better way are welcome.

I will write a quick fix to check if it is positive or not.  The
wireless tools code (v27 iwlib.c line 1301) checks the range, which we
don't have but it does say this in a comment.

   * Relative/percent values are always encoded unsigned, between 0 and 255.
   * Absolute/dBm values are always encoded negative, between -255 and 0.

So I will put a check in to see if the negation should take place.
Should a text unit text be applied so that the user knows if they are
looking at Relative or Absolute values?

Cheers,
Chris
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McMaster University

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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Noise and Silence values

[Thanos P. <pan...@ce...>]

 From what I remember, I substracted 256 because our card readings were 
positive integers, and since I figured the results should be in dBs, I 
had to make them negative...So that's what I did. Its just as Rob said, 
its right to do it in some cards, and it is wrong on others.

Anyway I think it provides some proportional taste of the signal levels 
your clients are getting, either negative or positive. Any insights on a 
better way are welcome.

Rob Flickenger wrote:

>
> On Jun 23, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Christopher Ness wrote:
>
>> Why would we subtract 256 from the noise and silence values  gathered in
>> get_assoc() ?
>>
>> Was this to make up for a bug in hostap or the firmware?  Without
>> subtracting my values look more appropriate - like iwconfig reports  
>> them
>> at -43 and -92 respectfully.
>>
>> Sorry to flood the list, is anyone else out there too?
>
>
> The noise and signal values are completely arbitrary, and vary from  
> driver to driver.  I don't know of any reliable way to know if you  
> have received good values from what the kernel reports.  You have to  
> subtract 256 from Cisco cards, but not Prism cards (for example).
>
> --Rob
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Re: [Wifiadmin-users] Noise and Silence values

[Rob F. <ro...@no...>]

On Jun 23, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Christopher Ness wrote:

> Why would we subtract 256 from the noise and silence values  
> gathered in
> get_assoc() ?
>
> Was this to make up for a bug in hostap or the firmware?  Without
> subtracting my values look more appropriate - like iwconfig reports  
> them
> at -43 and -92 respectfully.
>
> Sorry to flood the list, is anyone else out there too?

The noise and signal values are completely arbitrary, and vary from  
driver to driver.  I don't know of any reliable way to know if you  
have received good values from what the kernel reports.  You have to  
subtract 256 from Cisco cards, but not Prism cards (for example).

--Rob

[Wifiadmin-users] Noise and Silence values

[Christopher N. <ch...@ne...>]

Why would we subtract 256 from the noise and silence values gathered in
get_assoc() ?

Was this to make up for a bug in hostap or the firmware?  Without
subtracting my values look more appropriate - like iwconfig reports them
at -43 and -92 respectfully.

Sorry to flood the list, is anyone else out there too?

Cheers,
Chris
-- 
Wireless Group,
McMaster University

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