Re: Monitor mode in intel 4965

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Subject: [Ipw2100-devel] Monitor mode in intel 4965
From: Dani Camps <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Mon Feb 15 2010 20:45:15 GMT+0100 (CET)

> Dear all,
> 
> I am using kernel 2.6.31:
> 
> Linux n-0471 2.6.31-19-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 28 01:26:53 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> And my wireless drivers are:
> 
> 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
> 
> The problem I have is that I get an error when I try to set the wireless card in monitor mode:
> 
> $sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Device or resource busy.
> 
Are you sure the firmware is loaded for your hardware? Is the RF killswitch active? Did you check messages on dmesg? 

Best regards,
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  Daniele C.

> I am not sure which wireless drivers I am using, the (I think) relevant modules that appear doing an lsmodpci are:
> 
> iwlagn                109052  0 
> iwlcore               112796  1 iwlagn
> mac80211              181140  2 iwlagn,iwlcore
> led_class               4096  2 iwlcore,thinkpad_acpi
> cfg80211               93052  3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211
> 
> Reading the documentation from the mac8011 project it seems that monitor mode is not supported for this driver. If that is the case, are there any other drivers that support it? How could I use those instead of mac80211?
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> Daniel
> 
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