On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:39:46 +1000 Kel Modderman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are you using madwifi-ng from upstream trunk? Or the version provided by > the debian package? > > Kel. Hi, Thanks for the responses. I'm using the Debian package (as stated in the original bug report) which uses the old codebase. Matt Brown's comment that > The message is caused by /etc/network/if-post-down.d/wireless-tools > attempting to run iwconfig "$IFACE" mode auto which of course fails on > madwifi as it does not allow interface mode changes. > > The best solution imo would be to fix madwifi so that it did allow mode > changes, but I can't see that happening anytime soon as I understand it > would involve rewriting half the driver. is not correct for the old codebase; issuing 'mode master' followed by 'mode managed', for example, works fine. His point may be true for the new codebase, though; I think I remember seeing something to that effect on madwifi.org. I'll make a suggestion for the docs within a day or so. Thanks, Celejar -- ssuds.sourceforge.net - Home of Ssuds and Ssudg, a Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
