Re: Monitor mode in intel 4965

Daniel,

On Tue, 2010-02-16 at 00:33 -0800, Dani Camps wrote:
> $ dmesg | grep iwl
> [   79.894178] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27k
> [   79.894180] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
> [   79.894283] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
> [   79.894298] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> [   79.894353] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN REV=0x4
> [   79.947732] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels
> [   79.947843] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 32 for MSI/MSI-X
> [   80.151672] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'
> [   80.208005] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
> [   80.375869] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 228.61.2.24
> [   80.590246] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
> [   80.590263] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
> [   80.590278] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
> [   80.590292] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
> [  661.371758] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
> [  661.371805] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
> [  661.371847] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
> [  661.371887] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
> 

The logs above show that the firmware is loaded, which is done when you
bring the interface up. You need to set interface in monitor mode prior
to bringing the interface up.

Reinette



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