On 2/6/06, Lucas Reddinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > one more question about the same thing. i got my access point i wish > to use on a NWID that noone else uses. i specify this nwid using > ifconfig on my clients. however, as soon as i get a better signal from > another access point on a different NWID, my card switches, and my > clients lose their connection. here's what it looks like: > > ================================= > $ ifconfig wi0 > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lladdr 00:80:c6:e3:1c:ff > description: "dhcp > groups: egress > media: IEEE802.11 autoselect (DS11) > status: active > ieee80211: nwid linksys_9f 2dBm (auto) > inet6 fe80::280:c6ff:fee3:1cff%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > inet 192.168.1.75 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > $ wicontrol > NIC serial number: [ 000000003841 ] > Station name: [ WaveLAN/IEEE node ] > SSID for IBSS creation: [ IBSS ] > Current netname (SSID): [ greenmonster ] > Desired netname (SSID): [ linksys_9f ] > Current BSSID: [ 00:0c:41:68:70:f8 ] > Channel list: [ 2047 ] > IBSS channel: [ 1 ] > Current channel: [ 4 ] > Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 36 67 4 ] > Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] > Process 802.11b Frame: [ Off ] > Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc, 6=Host AP): [ 1 ] > MAC address: [ 00:80:c6:e3:1c:ff ] > TX rate (selection): [ 3 ] > TX rate (actual speed): [ 11 ] > Maximum data length: [ 2304 ] > RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2347 ] > Create IBSS: [ Off ] > Antenna diversity (0=auto,1=pri,2=aux): [ ] > Microwave oven robustness: [ On ] > Roaming mode(1=firm,3=disable): [ 1 ] > Access point density: [ 1 ] > Power Management: [ Off ] > Max sleep time: [ 100 ] > Enhanced Security mode: [ ] > Intersil Prism2-based card: [ 1 ] > Card info: [ PRISM2 HWB3163 rev.B, Firmware > 1.4.9 ] > Encryption: [ Off ] > Encryption algorithm: [ Firmware WEP ] > Authentication type > (1=OpenSys, 2=Shared Key): [ 1 ] > TX encryption key: [ 1 ] > Encryption keys: [ ][ ][ ][ ] > $ sudo wicontrol -L > AP Information > ap[0]: netname (SSID): [ greenmonster ] > BSSID: [ 00:0c:41:68:70:f8 ] > Channel: [ 4 ] > Beacon Interval: [ 100 ] > Quality/Signal/Noise [signal]: [ 12 / 22 / 10 ] > Capinfo: [ ESS PRIV ] > DataRate [Mbps]: [ 11.0 ] > AvailableRates [Mbps]: [ 1.0 5.5 11.0 11.0 ] > ap[1]: netname (SSID): [ linksys_9f ] > BSSID: [ 00:13:10:e8:9f:44 ] > Channel: [ 6 ] > Beacon Interval: [ 100 ] > Quality/Signal/Noise [signal]: [ 11 / 21 / 10 ] > Capinfo: [ ESS ] > DataRate [Mbps]: [ 11.0 ] > AvailableRates [Mbps]: [ 1.0 2.0 5.5 11.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 > 54.0 ] > $ > ================================= > > notice the: > > Current netname (SSID): [ greenmonster ] > > Desired netname (SSID): [ linksys_9f ] > but "wicontrol -L" proves that the other access point is still there. > this just happens when greenmonster's signal is stronger than > linksys_9f's. > sorry, but this is so frustrating to me, i can tell ifconfig to use a > certain nwid, channel, &c; but as soon as it gets a better signal from > another access point, it's game over. > > any help is _much_ appreciated. > > lucas reddinger >
The wi(4) driver is _very_ old. Here is what I use to get my Prism2.5 card up: #ifconfig wi0 nwkey <key> up #wicontrol -n <nwid> -e 1 #dhclient wi0 It took me about a week to stumble across this sequence of commands. I think the wi(4) driver will jump access points if you don't explicitly tell it the nwid to use. That's what the -n flag is for. It is annoying that you have to use two programs to configure one card but there it is. It is not a very happy face. -Kousu
