Valentin wrote: > Hi, I recently got a Dell Wireless 1450 USB and am now trying to put it > into master mode, but to no avail... I've tried this: > > ./iw phy phy6 interface add dell type (master|ap) > > but both just give me the help. Trying to add a device in e.g. monitor > or managed mode works. If I then try > > iwconfig dell mode master > > I get > > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device dell ; Invalid argument. > > Now I'm pretty much out of ideas. Is it actually possible to get this > into master mode? :| > > --Valentin > > > PS: Same results with ubuntu hardy's 2.6.24-22-generic kernel and debian > lenny's 2.6.26-1-486. you probably want a kernel w/ at least this http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e5ea92a7528d304e8e327d0d261653e98b163e8a hence 2.6.29+ or even newer to get the other p54 fixes. no need to manually tweak the modes, just launching hostapd is enough. artur -- 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
