Configuring WDS using hostap
maggie cross
magzcross
Thu Oct 9 18:56:31 PDT 2003
hi dave,
--- Dave <dave at cc0.net> wrote:
> Hi Maggie,
>
>
> > dave, thank you very for that help. i finally got
> my
> > wds working.
> >
> > im just a little confused.
> >
> > 1. what's the difference between the wds
> > configuration and that of the bridge using br0??
> what
> > are the basic application of such each set-up??
>
> What I provided as configuration will only allow you
> to move data through it
> via layer 3 because neither interface is bridged or
> attached to a
> bridge...so you will have to do layer 3 routing to
> move traffic across the
> wds interfaces.
you have to forgive me but what do you mean by "layer
3 routing"? how does it work? and what should i do by
that?
>
> > 2. would it be possible to put up a mesh network
> of
> > access points using hostap driver and having a wds
> and
> > bridging??
>
> Yes...but you would have to use bridging to do it
> easily. I noted on a
> previous email you sent that you did not want to use
> any sort of bridging.
> The only alternate would be to do ip routing and set
> up routes to the
> different wds links you create...it might be worth
> considering bridging. I
> have done AP/WDS on one radio and using bridging to
> mesh multiple APs
> together...not too difficult, but definitely not an
> efficient use of
> available bandwidth either.
now it seems that i need to study ang try playing with
bridging, do you know or have any howtos inorder to
test bridging with my system?
>
> -Dave
>
>
thanks,
maggie
>
> > thanks guys.
> >
> >
> > best regards,
> > maggie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Dave <dave at cc0.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Maggie...try the following changes first
> > >
> > >
> > > > here's what i did for my wds system:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > AP-1
> > > > -------
> > > > iwconfig wlan0 mode master
> > >
> > > iwconfig wlan0 mode repeater
> > >
> > > > iwconfig wlan0 channel 6
> > > > iwconfig wlan0 essid dmr
> > >
> > > prism2_param wlan0 max_wds 1
> > > prism2_param wlan0 wds_type 4
> > >
> > > > iwpriv wlan0 wds_add 00:60:B3:7A:1B:45
> > > > ifconfig wlan0wds0 192.168.41.50
> > >
> > > ifconfig wlan0wds0 192.168.41.50 netmask
> > > 255.255.255.0 broadcast
> > > 192.168.41.255 up
> > >
> > > >
> > > > AP-2
> > > > -------
> > > > iwconfig wlan0 mode master
> > >
> > > iwconfig wlan0 mode repeater
> > >
> > > > iwconfig wlan0 channel 6
> > > > iwconfig wlan0 essid dmr
> > >
> > > prism2_param wlan0 max_wds 1
> > > prism2_param wlan0 wds_type 4
> > >
> > > > iwpriv wlan0 wds_add 00:60:B3:76:9E:8A
> > > > ifconfig wlan0wds0 192.168.41.55
> > >
> > > ifconfig wlan0wds0 192.168.41.55 netmask
> > > 255.255.255.0 broadcast
> > > 192.168.41.255 up
> > >
> > >
> > > Then do the following on EACH AP
> > >
> > > ifconfig wlan0 0.0.0.0 down
> > >
> > >
> > > > ping 192.168.41.50
> > > >
> > > > nothing happens when i "ping" the AP-1
> > > (unreachable).
> > > > then i tried to check the ifconfig of both
> APs.
> > >
> > > If you follow the above and if both APs are
> within
> > > RF distance of each other
> > > then you should definitely be able to ping both
> > > ways...worry about running
> > > master/repeater mode later after you solve this
> > > connectivity issue.
> > >
> > >
> > > -Dave
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > AP-1
> > > > #ifconfig
> > > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
> > > > 00:04:76:72:82:51
> > > > inet addr:10.10.6.33
> Bcast:10.10.6.255
> > > > Mask:255.255.255.0
> > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
> MTU:1500
> > > > Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:62118 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > > overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > TX packets:14093 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > > overruns:0 carrier:0
> > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> > > > RX bytes:31267922 (29.8 Mb) TX
> > > > bytes:1379962 (1.3 Mb)
> > > > Interrupt:5 Base address:0xa000
> > > >
> > > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > > > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436
> Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:151 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > overruns:0
> > > > frame:0
> > > > TX packets:151 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > overruns:0
> > > > carrier:0
> > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> > > > RX bytes:16492 (16.1 Kb) TX
> bytes:16492
> > > > (16.1 Kb)
> > > >
> > > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
> > > > 00:60:B3:7A:1B:45
> > > > inet addr:192.168.41.45
> > > > Bcast:192.168.41.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
> MTU:1500
> > > > Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:264323 errors:0
> dropped:24817
> > > > overruns:0 frame:0
> > > > TX packets:150 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > overruns:0
> > > > carrier:0
> > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> > > > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:10800
> (10.5
> > > Kb)
> > > > Interrupt:12 Base address:0x100
> > > >
> > > > wlan0wds0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr
> > > > 00:60:B3:7A:1B:45
> > > > inet addr:192.168.41.50
> > > > Bcast:192.168.41.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> > > > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST
> MTU:1500
> > > > Metric:1
> > > > RX packets:194 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > overruns:0
> > > > frame:0
> > > > TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0
> > > overruns:0
> > > > carrier:0
> > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> > > > RX bytes:18732 (18.2 Kb) TX
> bytes:390
> > > > (390.0 b)
> > > > Interrupt:12 Base address:0x100
>
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