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Subject: RE: freebsd laptop as wireless AP
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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.