[Voyage-linux] Is it possible up ath0 with Atheros 802.11n mini-pci on ALIX?

[Jordi Soucheiron]

Could you try to run ifup -v ath0? I don't see the point of having
ath0:0 neither.

2009/10/10 angler31 <angler31 at gmail.com>:
> 2009/10/10 Daniel Badawi <danielbadawi at gmail.com>:
>> I have an ALIX, and just bought an 802.11n mini-pci card.
>> I tried to up the ath0 interface with the configuration:
>> auto ath0
>> iface ath0 inet static
>>         address 10.1.20.1
>>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>>         broadcast 10.1.20.255
>>         madwifi-base wifi0
>>         wireless-mode Master
>>         wireless-essid voyage
>>         wireless-key s:voyage
>>         wireless-channel 1
>>         up iwpriv ath0 mode 3
>>         up iwconfig ath0 txpower 14
>>         up athctrl -i wifi0 -d 8000
>>         down wlanconfig ath0 destroy
>> auto ath0:0
>> iface ath0:0 inet static
>>         address 10.1.20.1
>>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>>         broadcast 10.1.20.255
>>
>> and when I type # ifup ath0
>> I receive the message: SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
>
> I've never used an 802.11n card (ath9k?), but I think you should have
> something like `wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap` in
> your pre-up.
> Also I don't see the point in creating ath0:0...
>
> Regards
>
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