[Voyage-linux] CM9 won't associate as 802.11b client

[Edwin Whitelaw]

Punky,

Yes, unfortunately, there is still no way to do the bridging but the 
main thing I was asking about was why the CM9 would not associate with 
my old Orinoco/Lucent AP-1000 just as a simple client.  According to a 
reply I received on the madwifi list, it has to do with some 
implementation differences.

I've abandoned the bridging approach and will just route through this 
unit. Fortunately, I have the option to use two NL2511 radios in place 
of the CM9s to get away from the madwifi/Orinoco problem.

Thanks for the answer.  Many kudos for the work on Voyage.

Edwin

Kim-man "Punky" TSE wrote:
> Hi Edwin,
>
> You cannot bridge AP (master mode) device with STA (managed mode) 
> device.  Only AP support bridging - and WDS as well.  This is a well 
> known problem.  See FAQ:
>    
> http://wiki.voyage.hk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=why_can_t_bridge_wireless_interface_in_managed_mode 
>
>
> You can find some solutions in the wiki:
>    
> http://wiki.voyage.hk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=how_to_bridge_wireless_device_in_managed_mode 
>
>    http://wiki.voyage.hk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=transparent_bridge
>
> - Punky
>
> Edwin Whitelaw wrote:
>> I'm setting up a WRAP in bridge mode with two radios, one as an 11b 
>> client
>> and the other as an AP.  I'd like to use my CM9 card but am unable to
>> get it to associate to a know good AP (Orinoco AP-1000).  Using a
>> non-madwifi prism2 card (NL-2511MP PLUS) everything works fine.  WRAP is
>> running Voyage 0.2pre4 with upgrades.  Current testing is with a single
>> card installed.
>>
>> interfaces file entry is:
>>
>> auto ath0
>> iface ath0 inet dhcp
>>        pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta
>>        pre-up iwpriv ath0 mode 2
>>        pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid ldridge-ap1
>>        pre-up iwconfig ath0 enc XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...
>>
>> duncan:/etc/network# iwconfig ath0
>> ath0      IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"ldridge-ap1"
>>          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
>>          Bit Rate:1 Mb/s   Tx-Power:16 dBm   Sensitivity=0/3
>>          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>>          Encryption key:XXXXXXXXX..etc   Security mode:restricted
>>          Power Management:off
>>          Link Quality=23/94  Signal level=-72 dBm  Noise level=-95 dBm
>>          Rx invalid nwid:2  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>>
>> duncan:/etc/network# iwlist ath0 scan
>> ath0      Scan completed :
>>          Cell 01 - Address: 00:60:1D:1D:21:84
>>                    ESSID:"ldridge-ap1"
>>                    Mode:Master
>>                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
>>                    Quality=23/94  Signal level=-72 dBm  Noise 
>> level=-95 dBm
>>                    Encryption key:on
>>                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
>>                    Extra:bcn_int=100
>>
>> Any suggestions greatly appreciated.  I've googled and RTM but nothing
>> so far.  We are using the CM9 in .11a mode as PtP backhauls at 4+ miles
>> (Master-Managed) with great success but this is the first time I've
>> tried them in .11b mode.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Edwin
>>
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