Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 13:40:22 +0100 From: Vince Hoffman <Vince.Hoffman@uk.circle.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: RE: freebsd laptop as wireless AP Message-ID: <3500515B75D9D311948800508BA37955014BDB4B@EX-LONDON>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Vince Hoffman [mailto:Vince.Hoffman@uk.circle.com] > Sent: 19 May 2003 12:16 > To: 'Jiri Mikulas'; freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: freebsd laptop as wireless AP > > > <SNIP> > > > Its all looking good to start, the 3com 3c589 pcmcia lan > > card connects to > > > the wired side fine and ifconfig and wicontrol will talk to > > wi0 but if I try > > > and tell it to go into hostapp mode (as detailed in the > > handbook) i get > > > wlan-gate# ifconfig wi0 ssid testing channel 7 media > > DS/11Mbps mediaopt > > > hostap up stationname "test AP" > > > ifconfig SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured > > > > > > > I'm not sure, but I think that hostap works only with prism > > 2.5 chipsets > > check man wi.. > > Jiri. > > Sorry my typo, it has the prism 2.5 chipset. > > > > > I know the card works as i've tested it (in adhoc) on a > > windows2k machine. > > > any suggestions ? > > But IMHO ad-hoc is not case of hostap mode (infrastructure as > > AP works) > > Jiri. > > > > I only mentioned that as proof it worked at all ;) > didnt mean to imply anything. > man wi list the dwl-650 as supporting hostap or i wouldnt > have tried :) If anyone is interested, i just had an old firmware (the latest one d-link supply is ancient) i upgraded to a more recent one and its looking good.
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