Re: [Madwifi-devel] Unable to configure MadWifi as a simple AP on Ubuntu
Mohammad Abdelhadi <[email protected]> Tue, 25 May 2010 21:33:48 +0300
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On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Aditya Bhave <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > The same problem is coming. Each of my laptops has an inbuilt non-Atheros > WiFI card called wlan0 and an external PCMCIA-based Atheros card. To keep > things simple, I disabled wlan0 using ifconfig wlan0 down. Here are the > relevant command outputs > > /*****************************************************************/ > At the AP > > ayb@AdLenovoLinux:~$ ifconfig > ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 06:0b:6b:20:72:f6 > inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::40b:6bff:fe20:72f6/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:1721 (1.7 KB) > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:7e:11:b6:09 > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) > Memory:fc000000-fc020000 > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:74065 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:74065 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:3008539 (3.0 MB) TX bytes:3008539 (3.0 MB) > > wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > 00-0B-6B-20-72-F6-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:6270 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:57740 > TX packets:2042 errors:342 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 > RX bytes:897647 (897.6 KB) TX bytes:181270 (181.2 KB) > Interrupt:16 > > ayb@AdLenovoLinux:~$ iwconfig > lo no wireless extensions. > > eth0 no wireless extensions. > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn > ESSID:"f2\x0D\xB71X\xA3Z%]\x05\x17X\xE9^\xD4\xAB\xB2\xCD\xC6\x9B\xB4T\x11\x0E\x82tA!=\xDC\x87" > > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated > > Tx-Power=15 dBm > Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > > pan0 no wireless extensions. > > wifi0 no wireless extensions. > > ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Aditya" > Mode:Master Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: > 06:0B:6B:20:72:F6 > Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 > Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-95 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:902 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > ayb@AdLenovoLinux:~$ route -n > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 > ath0 > > > /****************************************************************************************************/ > On the STA > ayb@ADSonyVAIO:~$ iwconfig > lo no wireless extensions. > > eth1 no wireless extensions. > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:off/any > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.422 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated > > Tx-Power=15 dBm > Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > > pan0 no wireless extensions. > > wifi0 no wireless extensions. > > ath2 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Aditya" > Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: > 06:0B:6B:20:72:F6 > Bit Rate:48 Mb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 > Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > Link Quality=36/70 Signal level=-58 dBm Noise level=-94 dBm > Rx invalid nwid:658 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 > > Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 > > ayb@ADSonyVAIO:~$ ifconfig > ath2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0b:6b:20:40:dd > inet addr:192.168.1.15 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::20b:6bff:fe20:40dd/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:59 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:4966 (4.9 KB) > > eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:a9:48:e9:19 > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:377 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:377 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:34584 (34.5 KB) TX bytes:34584 (34.5 KB) > > wifi0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > 00-0B-6B-20-40-DD-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:2392 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:147 > TX packets:406 errors:8 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:199 > RX bytes:362890 (362.8 KB) TX bytes:24726 (24.7 KB) > Interrupt:16 > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:de:62:bd:c5 > UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:15242 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:12162 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:2790387 (2.7 MB) TX bytes:1296883 (1.2 MB) > > ayb@ADSonyVAIO:~$ route -n > > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 2 0 0 > ath2 > 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 > ath2 > 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 > ath2 > > Any help will be appreciated > > Thanks > regards, > Aditya Bhave > > > > On 05/22/2010 02:06 AM, Venkat Ch wrote: > > Hi Aditya, > > It is an issue with routing that is causing the ping problem. Your > wireless settings are fine. > > Please do the following. This is a simple setup that will work. Once you > make this work, you can proceed further adding other interfaces. > > At AP: > --------- > > route del -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > ifconfig ath1 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > AT STA: > ----------- > ifconfig ath1 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > > If you see any issues, send the output of the commands of iwconfig and > route -n on both sides again. > > Thanks & Regards > Venkat > > > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Aditya Bhave <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for your reply Venkat >> >> On the AP >> iwconfig gives >> ath1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Aditya" >> Mode:Master Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: >> 00:0B:6B:20:40:DD >> Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 >> Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> Power Management:off >> Link Quality=48/70 Signal level=-47 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm >> Rx invalid nwid:78 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> >> route -n gives >> ayb@AdLenovoLinux:~$ route -n >> Kernel IP routing table >> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use >> Iface >> 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 >> ath1 >> 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 2 0 0 >> wlan0 >> 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 >> wlan0 >> >> wlan0 is the name of my inbuilt Intel wireless card. Im using a PCMCIA >> Atheros card named ath1 >> >> On the STA >> iwconfig gives >> ath1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"Aditya" >> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.447 GHz Access Point: >> 00:0B:6B:20:40:DD >> Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:20 dBm Sensitivity=1/1 >> Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> Power Management:off >> Link Quality=39/70 Signal level=-54 dBm Noise level=-93 dBm >> Rx invalid nwid:1464 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 >> >> and route -n gives >> >> Kernel IP routing table >> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use >> Iface >> 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 2 0 0 >> wlan0 >> 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 >> ath1 >> 169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 >> wlan0 >> 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 >> wlan0 >> >> Thanks >> regards, >> Aditya Bhave >> >> >> >> >> >> On 05/21/2010 07:24 AM, Venkat Ch wrote: >> >> Can you please send the output of "iwconfig" and "route -n" at both STA >> and AP. >> >> >> Thanks & Regards >> Venkata Rao chimata >> >> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Aditya Bhave <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Im trying to configure MadWifi as an AP on laptop A and connecting a >>> client from laptop B. Although the station B associates correctly, Im >>> unable to even do a simple ping to the AP >>> >>> Here is my configuration >>> >>> Laptop A: Lenovo Thinkpad >>> Card: lshw -C network >>> description: interface >>> product: Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter >>> vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. >>> physical id: 0 >>> bus info: pci@0000:16:00.0 >>> logical name: wifi0 >>> version: 01 >>> serial: 00:0b:6b:20:40:dd >>> width: 32 bits >>> clock: 33MHz >>> capabilities: bus_master cap_list logical >>> configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath_pci latency=96 >>> maxlatency=28 mingnt=10 multicast=yes >>> resources: irq:16 memory:c4000000-c400ffff >>> >>> Here is the script I used to create an AP >>> /********* >>> #!/bin/sh >>> >>> sudo modprobe -r ath5k || true >>> sudo modprobe -r ath9k || true >>> sudo modprobe -r ath_pci || true >>> sudo modprobe ath_pci autocreate=none >>> >>> sudo wlanconfig ath1 destroy || true >>> sudo wlanconfig ath1 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap # set up the AP >>> sudo iwpriv ath1 mode 3 # 11g mode >>> sudo iwconfig ath1 essid "Aditya" # essid >>> sudo iwconfig ath1 key off # no wep >>> sudo iwconfig ath1 enc off # no wep >>> sudo iwpriv ath1 wpa 0 # no wpa >>> >>> sudo ifconfig ath1 up >>> sleep 1 >>> sudo ifconfig ath1 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 >>> >>> sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.diversity=0 >>> sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.txantenna=1 >>> sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.rxantenna= >>> ************************/ >>> >>> Laptop B: Dell Inspiron >>> Card: description: Wireless interface >>> product: AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) >>> vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. >>> physical id: 0 >>> bus info: pci@0000:0c:00.0 >>> logical name: wifi0 >>> version: 01 >>> serial: 00:15:6d:84:35:8e >>> width: 64 bits >>> clock: 33MHz >>> capabilities: bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical >>> wireless >>> configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath_pci latency=0 >>> multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g >>> resources: irq:19 memory:dfcf0000-dfcfffff >>> >>> Here is the script I used to create a STA >>> /************* >>> #!/bin/sh >>> >>> sudo modprobe -r ath5k || true >>> sudo modprobe -r ath9k || true >>> sudo modprobe -r ath_pci || true >>> >>> sudo modprobe ath_pci autocreate=none >>> sudo wlanconfig ath1 destroy || true >>> sudo wlanconfig ath1 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta >>> sudo iwpriv ath1 mode 3 # 11g >>> sudo iwconfig ath1 essid "Aditya" >>> sleep 1 >>> >>> sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.diversity=0 >>> sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.txantenna=1 >>> sudo sysctl -w dev.wifi0.rxantenna=1 >>> >>> ***********************/ >>> >>> In NetworkManager, I configured so that address is obtained through DHCP >>> whenever the STA connects to AP "Aditya" >>> Here is my dhcpd.conf file >>> /*************** >>> option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1; >>> >>> default-lease-time 86400; >>> max-lease-time 604800; >>> >>> authoritative; >>> >>> # basic setup by ADITYA BHAVE >>> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { >>> range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.20; >>> option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; >>> option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255; >>> option routers 192.168.1.1; >>> } >>> /*****************************/ >>> >>> Firstly, the STA is unable to obtain an address through DHCP. >>> I then manually gave the STA an address of 192.168.1.10, with a netmask >>> of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.1. I even ran the following >>> command >>> route add default gw 192.168.1.1 >>> >>> Inspite of both the above changes, a ping command fails >>> ayb@AD-DELL:~$ ping -I ath1 192.168.1.1 >>> PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) from 192.168.1.2 ath1: 56(84) bytes of >>> data. >>> From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable >>> From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable >>> From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable >>> From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable >>> From 192.168.1.2 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable >>> >>> Can someone please help to diagnose this problem? >>> >>> Thanks >>> regards, >>> Aditya Bhave >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Madwifi-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-devel >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Peace is its own reward >> >> >> > > > -- > Peace is its own reward > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Madwifi-users mailing [email protected]://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > Madwifi-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-devel > > Hi, Try first to disable the network manager in both (AP & STA), by sudo service network-manager stop. Then proceed your procedure as usual using the terminal only, if the STA doesn't connect to the AP directly, use sudo iwconfig ath() ap auto Hope this helps, Regards, -- Mohammad Jaser Abdelhadi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Communications Engineering-Senior Student Princess Sumaya University for Technology Mobile: +962777030924 Email: [email protected] \ [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Madwifi-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/madwifi-users