Re: [gentoo-user] wpc54g card as AP -- works?

[Eugene Rosenzweig <eugene259@internode.on.net>]

Fernando Meira wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I wanted to provide wireless connection to the internet for other 
> laptops at home.
> To do this, one laptop is connected via eth0 and wlan0 should work as 
> AP to all others.
> I have been following the 
> HOWTO:http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Building_a_Wireless_Access_Point_With_Gentoo 
> and trying to find solution in forums... but I can't get it working.
> The wireless card is working with ndiswrapper.
> When I try to set it to Master, I get this:
> # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>
> Does this means that the card is unable to perform the task I want, or 
> what am I doing wrong?
> Is there any other HOWTO with better instructions? Or anyone that can 
> provide me a step-by-step configuration?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Fernando.

The way I understand it, the ability to work in AP mode is determined by 
the drivers which must implement the SoftAP protocols (master mode). So, 
you need to know which chipset and which drivers you are using for your 
card (a lot of manufacturers, including Linksys, change their wireless 
chipsets often, without changing the product model). Then you can find 
out if the drivers support the master mode.

Eugene.

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