Greetings,
I am trying to setup a wireless access point using the atheros kernel
driver (Built into the kernel, not as a module). I am using
Vanilla-Sources 2.6.29.4. I need my wireless network card to start up in
"master mode" but for some reason it is starting up in "managed mode".
When wlan0 starts up I get this error message...
* Bringing up interface wlan0
* configuring wireless network for wlan0
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; invalid argument.
* wlan0 connected to SSID "MyNetwork"
* in managed mode (WEP Disabled)
* null... [ ok ]
then when hostapd starts up I get this error message...
* Starting hostapd...
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Failed to set interface wlan0 to master mode.
nl80211 driver initialization failed.
ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x80f5a38 user_data=(nil)
handler=0x8094b70
* start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd'
[ !! ]
* ERROR: hostapd failed to start
Here is my /etc/conf.d/net
config_eth0="69.196.152.151 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 69.196.152.255"
config_eth1="null"
config_wlan0="null"
bridge_br0="eth1 wlan0"
config_br0="192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
channel_wlan0="1"
mode_wlan0="master"
essid_wlan0="MyNetwork"
Here is my hostapd.conf
interface=wlan0
bridge=br0
driver=nl80211
ssid=MyNetwork
hw_mode=g
channel=1
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
country_code=CA
wpa=1
wpa_passphrase=passphrase
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
Anyone know how to change my wireless card to "master mode" and make it so
I don't get those error messages?
Thanks
P.S. I have everything working with madwifi and an older kernel so worst
case scenario I stay with that configuration until I get this problem
figured out.
