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

[Daniel Badawi]

Hi!

thanks for your response! :)

*follow the lspci -v*:
00:0c.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Device 0029 (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Atheros Communications Inc. Device 2091
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 9
    Memory at e00c0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
    Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: ath9k
    Kernel modules: ath9k

I'm using the daily build of Voyage. With new kernel which supports ath9k.


*in /etc/network/interfaces I have:*
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
        address 10.1.10.1
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 10.1.10.255
        up iwconfig wlan0 essid "voyage"
        up nat.sh wlan0 eth0 "10.1.10.0/24"


*and if I write "ifup wlan0" returns:*
voyage:~# ifup wlan0
if-up.d/mountnfs[wlan0]: waiting for interface ath0 before doing NFS mounts
(warning)

I need start ath0 too?

*because if I try to up ath0, returns:*
voyage:~# ifup ath0
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Failed to bring up ath0.


wlan0 interface seams to up.. has IP address.. but not appears in list of
wireless networks in other devices...

*follow the ifconfig:*
wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0c:42:51:b1:b4
          inet addr:10.1.10.1  Bcast:10.1.10.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr
00-0C-42-51-B1-B4-65-74-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
          UP RUNNING  MTU:0  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)



Thanks!



On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE
<punkytse at punknix.com>wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> Perhap I read too fast.  You should be using ath9k instead of ath5k.  Show
> us the lspci -v output to confirm.
>
> you should use:
> "iwconfig wlan0 mode master" instead of "ap"
>
> Regards,
> Punky
>
> Punky wrote:
>
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> If you are using ath5k, then I would say ath5k driver does not support
>> AP mode.
>>
>> See http://www.punknix.com/building-compat-wireless-drivers-for-2.6.30
>>
>> Regards,
>> Punky
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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>
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