On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:28:06 -0300 Vinicius Massuchetto <viniciusan...@gmail.com> wrote:
... > That's exactly it. I've got a 3G modem connected to the box, and I > want other computers to get this connection wirelessly. > > I followed this tutorial to get this configuration: > http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sharing_ppp_connection_with_wlan_interface > > > then you should be configuring it with 'mode > > master', or, more likely these days, using hostapd. If you have a > > separate wireless AP, and you just want the box to be a dns server / > > ppp host, then the mode should be 'managed', and the AP should be > > configured to forward traffic to the box. You'd normally use 'master' / hostapd where the wireless clients are connecting to the box. I've never used ad-hoc mode, and I don't know anything about it. > I'm not sure about what mode to use in case I want the computer to be > the router. I found this information randomically defined in different > places while looking for it on the web. > > As I said, the client computer sees the wireless network I created, > but can't connect to it. The syslog of the server computer keeps > showing this: > > Sep 20 23:46:48 vinicius kernel: [ 3349.172165] wlan0: No active IBSS > STAs - trying to scan for other IBSS networks with same SSID (merge) > Sep 20 23:46:51 vinicius kernel: [ 3351.704879] wlan0: Selected IBSS > BSSID 0e:45:9e:94:06:07 based on configured SSID This sounds like ad-hoc mode related stuff. Try setting up master mode; the exact method will depend on what chipset / driver you're using. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
