[Voyage-linux] Problem starting hostapd using Voyage 0.6.1 and madwifi driver on Alix.2d3

[Punky Tse]

Hi Alex,

Try change driver=wext.

Regards,
Punky

Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having problem trying to start hostapt on an Alix.2d3 board with an Atheros
> wifi card (AR5213 chipset)
>
> I'm able to turn the wifi interface into managed mode and I can see the unsecure
> Access Point (canno't connect to it though). But when I try to start the hostapd
> I always get the following message:
>
> voyage:~# hostapd -dd -K -t /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX): No such device
> madwifi driver initialization failed.
> 946687574.419793: ath0 : Unable to setup interface.
> 946687574.419854: Flushing old station entries
> 946687574.419875: Deauthenticate all stations
>
> my hostapd.conf is here
> --------------------------
> interface=ath0 
> driver=madwifi
> ssid=Voyage
> hw_mode=g
> channel=1
>
> logger_syslog=-1
> logger_syslog_level=2
> logger_stdout=-1
> logger_stdout_level=1
>
> # Debugging: 0 = no, 1 = minimal, 2 = verbose, 3 = msg dumps, 4 = excessive
> debug=4
>
> # Dump file for state information (on SIGUSR1)
> dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
>
>
> #macaddr_acl=0
> #auth_algs=1
> #ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
> wpa=2
> wpa_psk=57602025b05e9c5765f3d68c8949598473143f3ece66dd0f96ae4b4869b99bd4
> wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP  
> ---------------------------
>
> my interfaces are here
> ---------------------------
> # Used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8). See the interfaces(5) manpage or
> # /usr/share/doc/ifupdown/examples for more information.
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> #auto eth0
> #iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> #auto eth0
> #iface eth0 inet static
> #	address 192.168.5.200
> #	netmask 255.255.255.0
> #	broadcast 192.168.5.255
> #	gateway 192.168.5.1
>
> auto br0
> iface br0 inet static
> 	address 192.168.5.200
> 	netmask 255.255.255.0
> 	broadcast 192.168.5.255
> 	gateway 192.168.5.1
> 	bridge_ports eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3
>
> auto ath0
> iface ath0 inet static
> 	pre-up wlanconfig ath0 destroy || true
> 	pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap
> 	post-down wlanconfig ath0 destroy                      
> 	address 192.18.4.1               
> 	netmask 255.255.255.0
> 	broadcast 192.168.4.255
> 	#network 192.168.4.0   
> 	madwifi-base wifi0
> 	madwifi-mode Master
> 	wireless-channel 2
> 	wireless-essid Voyage
> 	wireless-txpower 18dBm
> 	#wireless-rate 54M
> 	up iwpriv ath0 mode 3
> 	#up iwconfig ath0 channel 2
> 	#up iwconfig ath0 essid Voyage
> 	#up iwconfig ath0 txpower 18
> 	#up iwconfig ath0 rate auto 
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> I tried to compile the newest version of the hostapd (0.6.8) but it didn't help
> either. Some help would be appreciated
>
>
>
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