[Voyage-linux] 5ghz (802.11a) access point

[Gustin Johnson]

I am having problems setting up a 5ghz AP with WPA (CCMP PSK).
Everything works well when I use the 2.4 Ghz spectrum.

The symptom is that no client machine can see the AP.
Also note that I want the wireless interface to be a part of a bridge.

I have put the relevant parts of the config files below.  Also, the card
is capable of 802.11a:

00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5413
802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

I am also using the ALIX wrap (ALIX.2C0 - 2 LAN / 2 miniPCI / LX700 /
128 MB) and Voyage Linux Version: 0.6 (Build Date 20081229)

For the interfaces file, I have commented out the options I have tried.
/etc/network/interfaces
auto ath1
iface ath1 inet manual
pre-up wlanconfig ath1 destroy || true
# set up the ath1 device in AP mode before bringing up the interface
(unless you're using AutoCreate)
pre-up wlanconfig ath1 create wlandev wifi1 wlanmode ap
# remove the ath1 device when bringing the interface down
post-down wlanconfig ath1 destroy
# set master mode, channel, and the essid
        wireless-mode Master
        up iwpriv ath1 mode 1
#       wireless-channel 64
        wireless-essid "myessid"
#       up iwconfig ath0 modulation 11a

auto br0
iface br0 inet static
# Assign your IP address, subnet and mask, broadcast address, and
default gateway
    address 192.168.x.n
    network 192.168.x.0
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    broadcast 192.168.x.255
    gateway 192.168.x.m
# Bridge eth0 and ath1 with br0.
    bridge_ports eth0 ath1


/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
interface=ath1
bridge=br0
driver=madwifi
logger_syslog=-1
logger_syslog_level=2
logger_stdout=-1
logger_stdout_level=2
debug=2
dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=0
ssid=myessid
#macaddr_acl=1
#accept_mac_file=/etc/hostapd/accept
auth_algs=3
eapol_key_index_workaround=0
eap_server=0
wpa=1
wpa_psk_file=/etc/hostapd/hostapd.wpa_psk
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_group_rekey=600
wpa_gmk_rekey=86400

Any ideas where I went wrong?

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