I think i´ll give up ... :-(

[Franck]

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> sorry for this long mail but i don?t know what?s wrong in my environment.
> I can?t get a linux based wireless lan to work and i have no idea anymore.
>
> My environment is:
>
> - AMD K6 II 300
> - 256MB RAM
> - eth0: Intel Ethernet Pro
> - eth1: Realtek based adapter
> - wlan0: Netgear MA311 PCI wireless adapter
>
> - In the meantime RedHat Linux 9 with
> - Kernel 2.4.20-8
> - wireless-tools-25-8
> - Tested HostAP Versions:
> 	- latest CVS
> 	- 0.0.1
>
> There are no probs with making the hostap drivers
> (EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DPRISM2_HOSTAPD).
> There is also no probs to build the hostapd daemon .
>
> When i load the driver the /var/log/messages logs the messages in
> "driver.txt".
> When i load the hostapd with "hopstapd /etc/hostapd.conf" i?ll get the
> message you?ll see in "hostapd.txt".
>
>  From my notebook i can see the wireless lan with it?s SSID.
> The notebook also can access this wireless lan.
> I see the authantication traffic between hostapd and the client.
>
> But now there are the problems:
>
> - I don?t get a IP address from the DHCP server, that lists on wlan0.
> - If i configure a static IP address on the notebook i can?t do anything
>    at all.
>
> I have no idea, i?ve tested the following:
>
> - RedHat 7.3 with kernel 2.4.18-27.7.x
> - D-Link DWL 500 PCMCIA Adapter
> - Kernelspace modules without "hostapd"
> - Custom made Kernel 2.4.20
>
> Maybe anyone got?s a idea or a tip for me, otherwise i think i will give
> up my Linux WLAN project an by some hardware access point ... :-(
>
> Thank you
>
> Christian

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