Hello Pat, I have tried this, and I get the following error. Is there another way to enable AP master mode for the Intel WifiLink 5100 AGN ? Is there a driver or firmware that I can use to enable AP mode ? Thanks, aseaudi@Home:~$ sudo hostapd hostapd.conf Configuration file: hostapd.conf Failed to update rate sets in kernel module Could not connect to kernel driver. Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 00:24:d6:5b:71:d2 and ssid 'test' Failed to set beacon parameters wlan0: STA 00:22:57:1f:c4:2b IEEE 802.11: disassociated ^CCould not connect to kernel driver. aseaudi@Home:~$ cat hostapd.conf #change wlan0 to your wireless device interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ssid=test channel=1 On 3/2/13, Pat Erley <pat-lkml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 03/02/2013 04:51 AM, Abdelmuhaimen Seaudi wrote: >> Hello iwlwifi support, >> I want to run my Wifi Intel WifiLink 5100 AGN in Access Point >> Infrstructure Mode, so that I can connect via WiFi with other devices >> to my workstation. >> This is under Ubuntu Linux 12.10. >> I have tried setting the wlan0 to run in master mode, but it gives me >> error, as shown below. >> Is it possible to run this WiFi radio in AP Infrstrucutre mode ? How ? >> Thanks, >> >> aseaudi@Home:~$ iwconfig >> wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"3Com" >> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: >> 00:22:57:1F:C4:2B >> Bit Rate=48 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm >> Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off >> Power Management:off >> Link Quality=51/70 Signal level=-59 dBm >> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 >> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:468 Missed beacon:0 >> lo no wireless extensions. >> eth0 no wireless extensions. >> >> aseaudi@Home:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode master >> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : >> SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. > > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd > > Master mode requires userspace to handle setup and control. That page > should cover most/all of what you need. > > Pat Erley > > -- Thanks and best regards Abdel-Muhaimen Seaudi CCIE # 25265 aseaudi@xxxxxxxxx Tel.: +2010-0538-7426 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
