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hostap doesn't work
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m***@o2.pl
2004-01-10 22:20:58 UTC
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hi,
i have dlink dwl-650 card (prism2 chipset). the hostap mode doesn't
work.neither on freebsd 5.1 nor 5.2

bash-2.05b# ifconfig wi0
wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 10.255.255.255
inet6 fe80::205:5dff:fef2:da39%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
ether 00:05:5d:f2:da:39
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet DS/11Mbps (DS/2Mbps)
status: no carrier
ssid siecap 1:siecap
stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node"
channel 10 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
wepmode OFF weptxkey 1

bash-2.05b# ifconfig wi0 mediaopt hostap
ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (mediaopt): Device not configured

what is wrong?

dmesg:
cbb0: <RF5C475 PCI-CardBus Bridge> mem 0xee001000-0xee001fff irq 5 at device
15.0 on pci0
pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0
cbb0: [MPSAFE]
pccard0: <unknown card> (manufacturer=0x0156, product=0x0002) at function 0
pccard0: CIS info: D, Link DWL-650 11Mbps WLAN Card, Version 01.02
wi0: <D Link DWL-650 11Mbps WLAN Card> at port 0x100-0x13f irq 5 function 0
config 1 on pccard0
wi0: 802.11 address: 00:05:5d:f2:da:39
wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163-SST-flash
wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (0.3.0), Station (0.8.2)
wi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps

thx
michal
i***@bsdimp.com
2004-01-11 00:32:24 UTC
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In message: <004601c3d7c8$0b658720$***@kmz>
"mzdyb" <***@o2.pl> writes:
: bash-2.05b# ifconfig wi0 mediaopt hostap
: ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (mediaopt): Device not configured
:
: what is wrong?

Try
ifconfig wi0 ssid my_ap media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap

Warner
m***@o2.pl
2004-01-11 18:20:30 UTC
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Post by i***@bsdimp.com
Try
ifconfig wi0 ssid my_ap media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap
Warner
i've tried all possible syntax combinations.
google told me that few other people have this problem with hostap mode too.
but i cannot find solution :(

michal

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