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

[Craig Zeigler <craig@cfrscca.net>]

Eugene Rosenzweig wrote:

> 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.
>
This is a pretty cool idea, but I wonder what the range on something 
like this is. Considering that the transmitting capability of a PCMCIA 
card isn't very high. Do you risk burning out the card or the slot by 
forcing more power to it? will the PCMCIA bus permit diverting more 
power to a card?
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