On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 07:09, <mafeuser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hallo Walter. > > Thank YOu for the answer. > > I didn't know about compat-wireless package, thus that's why I upgraded > by ubuntu 10.04 to ubuntu 11.04, then gotten newest kernel 2.6.39 week > ago. > > then I did: > $ iw list > Wiphy phy0 > .... > .... > Supported interface modes: > * IBSS > * managed > * AP !!!! YES, YES > * AP/VLAN > * monitor > * mesh point > > BUT:(((((: > > $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode master > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. > > I was a little bit disappointed, that's why I decided to ask You. > > What am I doing wrong? You can't set master mode with iwconfig. Access point mode needs a program to run in userspace to handle some of the heavy lifting. You need to read this FAQ entry: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/FAQ#Q:_iwconfig_wlan0_mode_master_does_not_work Then look up hostapd http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd Thanks, -- Julian Calaby Email: julian.calaby@xxxxxxxxx Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/ .Plan: http://sites.google.com/site/juliancalaby/ -- 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
