[Prism54-users] Access Point Mode and Client Mode: any working config?

[Jeff Bobzin]

Niccolo,

I am guessing that you are using IWCONFIG to change the mode to master =
(AP). This does not work for me either. (I am using same cards).

The driver code seems reasonable but the access point does not appear =
externally. I am guessing that the card firmware is not being poked =
correctly in this driver version. I don't think the iwconfig essid =
change works either.

A temporary work-around:

Set the CARD_DEFAULT_MODE and CARD_DEFAULT_BSSTYPE values (isl_mgt.h) to =
INL_MODE_CLIENT and DOT11_BSSTYPE_IBSS. Set your desired SSID too. =
Compile this version and install prism54.o into your client.

Change the CARD_DEFAULT_MODE to INL_MODE_AP and compile.  Install this =
binary into your access point.

This worked for me.  Hopefully the problems in the ioctl processing can =
be addressed soon allowing dynamic switching.

Yes, 54 Mb/s is not achieved.  I have seen 6.5 Mb/s from a test program =
doing continuous sends of 16K buffers. Not a lot better than 11b.

Much work to go but development seems to be accelerating.

--jeff
"another happy user"



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Niccolo Rigacci [mailto:niccolo@texnet.it]=20
Sent:	Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:17 PM
To:	prism54-users@prism54.org
Cc:	prism54-devel@prism54.org
Subject:	[Prism54-users] Access Point Mode and Client Mode: any working =
config?

Hi!

I'm trying to configure two Linux boxes to communicate using two =
wireless=20
cards. The cards are SMC2802W EU (Prism Duette) PCI.

Till now I was able to compile and load the module islpci.o. I was also =
able=20
to send ping from one host to the other, but only if I use Auto =
(PROMISCOUS)=20
Mode on both. If someone is interested I can provide the setup script. =
The=20
bitrate is very far (lower!) from the claimed 54Mb/s.=20

The problem is that I want to use the Access Point Mode, but no traffic =
is=20
flowing on the wireless link in that mode.

- One host is configured as Access Point Mode (Master).
- The other host is configured in Managed Mode (Client)
- The Client aknowledge the Master, switching to te correct frequency =
and
  bitrate. The handshake works, because if I set a different ESSID the =
hosts
  does not handshake.

Now I have this configuration on the Master and on the Client:

eth2      PRISM Duette  ESSID:"pippo"
          Mode:Master  Frequency:2.437GHz  Bit Rate=3D54Mb/s
          RTS thr=3D2347 B   Fragment thr=3D2346 B

eth2      PRISM Duette  ESSID:"pippo"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.437GHz  Bit Rate=3D54Mb/s
          RTS thr=3D2347 B   Fragment thr=3D2346 B

But no packets are transported on the link, I ifconfig'ed the two =
wireless=20
interface. I also tried bridging the wireless card with an Ethernet on =
the=20
master. The RX packets count remains zero on both hosts.

Does anybody have a working configuration script for the Access Point =
Mode and=20
the relative Client Mode?

Thanks in advance!

--=20
Niccolo Rigacci
http://www.texnet.it/

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