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

[Kelly Hogan]

You need to define the bridge as part of the hostapd.conf

ie:

interface=ath0
bridge=br0

otherwise driver will not pass traffic through the bridge and  
initialization will fail.


On Apr 11, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Punky Tse wrote:

> 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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