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

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi all,

For new mac80211-based drivers (e.g. ath5k, ath9k), you probably need to 
read this for setting up AP.

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd

Regards,
Punky


Gustin Johnson wrote:
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> Daniel Badawi wrote:
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>> /> No, because it simply does not exist, hence the error you get below.
>>     
>>> Are you sure that there are no uncommented references to ath0 in your
>>> interfaces file?/
>>>       
>> Yes, I have a clean interfaces file.. only with uncommented lines..
>>
>> /
>>     
>>> How are you searching?/
>>>       
>> I have an Android phone and others 2 notebooks (one Ubuntu and other
>> Windows).. in all of this did not found any "voyage" wireless network
>>
>>
>>
>> /> "ip link set wlan0 up" will do that for you.  Also it is a good idea to/
>> / > get to know the ip suite of tools ("ip route", "ip link", "ip addr",/
>> / > etc.) as ifconfig will go away some day (it has been deprecated for
>> years)./
>>
>> Thanks for ip suite tools.. I did not know this! :)
>> with "ip link set wlan0 up", results no output.. *but "ip addr" outputs
>> this:*
>> 6: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast
>> state DOWN qlen 1000
>>     link/ether 00:0c:42:51:b1:b4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>>     inet 10.1.10.1/24 <http://10.1.10.1/24> brd 10.1.10.255 scope global
>> wlan0
>>
>> got ip, but the network still not appearing in other devices... (maybe
>> because "state DOWN" ?)
>> Can be a issue with pigtail or antennas?
>>
>>     
> Not an issue with antennas, the interface is down which means that the
> radio is turned off.  I have never used the ath9k driver so I am not
> sure what to suggest.  Perhaps try googling for your card, ath9k and
> iwpriv.  This is just a shot in the dark though.
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Regards,
Punky

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