2015-07-03 18:59 GMT+09:00 Bruno Randolf <br1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On 07/03/2015 10:34 AM, Richard Palethorpe wrote: >> Hello Taehee, >> >> I have been experimenting with MESH mode on kernel 4.0.7. It is >> sending beacons out, but is unable to establish a connection. >> >> I have two rtl8192cu based dongles connected to identical VMs and am >> using the following commands to set up the mesh: >> >> iw dev wls160u2 set type mesh >> ip addr add 192.168.2.1/24 broadcast 192.168.2.255 dev wls160u2 >> ip link set wls160u2 up >> iw dev wls160u2 mesh join lmmesh >> >> Running 'iw dev wls160u2 mpath dump' produces no results and there is >> nothing regarding mesh in dmesg. I can't find any other information on >> mesh with rtl8192cu other than the patch which you submitted. >> >> I am wondering if it does work, but there is a step I am missing or if >> something is wrong with the code? > > I don't know about this 'mesh' mode, but I have noted problems in ad-hoc > mode with this chipset and driver. The problem seems to be that ARP > replies are not sent on the air... Not sure what the reason is or if > it's possible to fix it in the driver, but my conclusion for now is that > this device is unusable for ad-hoc mode. Similar problems may exist for > mesh? > > bruno > I don't know about a mesh network. But, according to my ping test result, 'mpath dump' shows ping traffics. Did you generate any traffics? -- 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
