Hostapd gives error with Madwifi.conf file
Nazeer Khan
Nazeer.Khan
Sun Sep 9 22:21:05 PDT 2007
On Mon, September 10, 2007 3:00 pm, maloomnahi at indiatimes.com said:
> Hi Nazeer,
>
> Every PCI card for example AR5212 comes with a bridge interface to
> connecto the hardware. Mine is also a TPLINK PCI AR5212 chipset. So my
> CONF files always call for the bridge interface. Is it in anyway a
> compilation or .CONFIG file issue? Following are the modules added into
> the system
brctl addbr br0
brctl addif br0 eth0
brctl addif br0 ath0
ifconfig ath0 up
ifconfig eth0 up
ifconfig br0 up
run hostapd after this..... check if any errors.
>
> Module Size Used by
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> sta_info.o 15744 0
> ttls_openssl.o 5632 0
> md5.o 8320 0
> md4.o 8448 0
> sha256.o 15360 0
> ieee802_11_auth.o 5632 0
> hostapd.o 5632 0
> eap_ttls.o 5632 0
> eap_tls_common.o 5632 0
> eap_sim.o 5632 0
> eap_psk.o 5632 0
> eap_pax.o 5632 0
> eap_maschapv2.o 5632 0
> eap_md5.o 5632 0
> eap_gtc.o 5632 0
> eap_gpsk.o 5632 0
> eap_gpsk_common.o 5632 0
> eap_aka.o 5632 0
> driver_madwifi.o 11392 0
> crtl_iface.o 8832 0
> crypto.o 31808 0
> eap.o 5632 0
> ieee802_1x.o 5632 0
> ieee802_11.o 5632 0
> preauth.o 5632 0
> radius_client.o 5632 0
> radius_server.o 5632 0
> radius.o 5632 0
> radius 5632 0
> wme.o 31808 0
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> wpa.o 31808 0
> aes_wrap.o 31936 0
> des 21888 0
> wlan_scan_ap 8832 0
> wlan_xauth 5632 0
> ieee80211 32712 0
> ieee80211_crypt 9728 1 ieee80211
> md5 8320 0
> md4 8448 0
> sha256 15360 0
> wlan_acl 8192 0
> wlan_wep 9984 0
> wlan_ccmp 11392 0
> wlan_tkip 15232 0
> aes 31808 0
> i915 23168 2
> drm 72596 3 i915
> autofs4 25604 2
> hidp 24064 2
> rfcomm 45976 0
> l2cap 31744 10 hidp,rfcomm
> bluetooth 58596 5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
> sunrpc 158524 1
> acpi_cpufreq 13188 0
> freq_table 9984 1 acpi_cpufreq
> dm_multipath 22536 0
> video 20996 0
> sbs 20288 0
> i2c_ec 9344 1 sbs
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> ac 9604 0
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> parport_pc 31268 1
> lp 17096 0
> parport 40648 2 parport_pc,lp
> snd_intel8x0 36508 1
> snd_ac97_codec 95136 1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_ac97_bus 6656 1 snd_ac97_codec
> snd_seq_dummy 8196 0
> intel_rng 7168 0
> snd_seq_oss 37248 0
> snd_seq_midi_event 11904 1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq 57072 5
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> wlan_scan_sta 17792 0
> snd_seq_device 12556 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
> snd_pcm_oss 46464 0
> snd_mixer_oss 20736 1 snd_pcm_oss
> ath_rate_sample 16512 1
> sg 38684 0
> snd_pcm 80388 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> serio_raw 11268 0
> tg3 105348 0
> ath_pci 97184 0
> wlan 198724 36
> hostapd_cli.o,sta_info.o,ttls_openssl.o,ieee802_11_auth.o,hostapd.o,eap_ttls.o,eap_tls_common.o,eap_sim.o,eap_psk.o,eap_pax.o,eap_maschapv2.o,eap_md5.o,eap_gtc.o,eap_gpsk.o,eap_gpsk_common.o,eap_aka.o,driver_madwifi.o,crtl_iface.o,eap.o,ieee802_1x.o,ieee802_11.o,preauth.o,radius_client.o,radius_server.o,radius.o,radius,wlan_scan_ap,wlan_xauth,wlan_acl,wlan_wep,wlan_ccmp,wlan_tkip,wlan_scan_sta,ath_rate_sample,ath_pci
>
>
> Thanks
> PPN
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nazeer Khan <Nazeer.Khan at nicta.com.au>
> To: maloomnahi at indiatimes.com
> Cc: Nazeer Khan <nazeer.khan at nicta.com.au>, hostap at shmoo.com
> Sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:18:24 +0530 (IST)
> Subject: RE: Hostapd gives error with Madwifi.conf file
>
>
> On Mon, September 10, 2007 2:47 pm, maloomnahi at indiatimes.com said:
>> Hi Nazeer,
>>
>> I do not have a bridge interface, but as far as the documents related to
>> hostpad-amdwifi are concerned they have asked to keep that in the CONF
>> file. I have tried removing the bridge variable also, but no use. The
>> error is the same.
>
> With madwifi you need a bridge interface. It won't work without that.
>
>>
>> Thanks
>> PPN
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Nazeer Khan <Nazeer.Khan at nicta.com.au>
>> To: maloomnahi at indiatimes.com
>> Cc: Nazeer <nazeer.khan at nicta.com.au>, hostap at shmoo.com
>> Sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:12:32 +0530 (IST)
>> Subject: RE: Hostapd gives error with Madwifi.conf file
>>
>>
>> On Mon, September 10, 2007 2:34 pm, maloomnahi at indiatimes.com said:
>>> Hi Nazeer,
>>>
>>> Following was the result by using the same mentioned conf file
>>>
>>> [root at localhost hostapd-0.5.8]# hostapd -dd hostapd1.conf
>>> Configuration file: hostapd1.conf
>>> ctrl_interface_group=0
>>> ioctl(SIOCGIFINDEX): No such device
>>
>> Do u have a bridge interface "br0" ?????
>>
>>> madwifi driver initialization failed.
>>> eth1: Unable to setup interface.
>>> Flushing old station entries
>>> Deauthenticate all stations
>>> rmdir[ctrl_interface]: No such file or directory
>>>
>>> Is the issue with the CONF / CONFIG file or some driver settings?
>>> Thanks
>>> for everything ... in advance
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> PPN
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Nazeer <nazeer.khan at nicta.com.au>
>>> To: maloomnahi at indiatimes.com
>>> Cc: hostap at shmoo.com
>>> Sent: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:20:10 +0530 (IST)
>>> Subject: RE: Hostapd gives error with Madwifi.conf file
>>>
>>> Use the following config file and if you have any errors post them
>>> here.....
>>>
>>> # Configuration File for WPA-PSK
>>> interface=ath0
>>> bridge=br0
>>> driver=madwifi
>>> logger_syslog=-1
>>> logger_syslog_level=2
>>> logger_stdout=-1
>>> logger_stdout_level=2
>>> debug=0
>>> dump_file=/tmp/hostapd.dump
>>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
>>> ctrl_interface_group=0
>>> ssid=test_ssid
>>> macaddr_acl=0
>>> auth_algs=3
>>> wpa=3
>>> wpa_passphrase=XXXXXXXXXXX
>>> wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>>> wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: hostap-bounces+nazeer.khan=nicta.com.au at shmoo.com
>>> [mailto:hostap-bounces+nazeer.khan=nicta.com.au at shmoo.com] On Behalf Of
>>> maloomnahi at indiatimes.com
>>> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:30 PM
>>> To: Nazeer Khan
>>> Cc: hostap at shmoo.com
>>> Subject: Re: Hostapd gives error with Madwifi.conf file
>>>
>>> Hi Nazeer,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the information, I had the same setting in my .config file
>>> and
>>> no
>>> use changing that. Below is the result I am getting now:
>>>
>>> [root at localhost hostapd-0.5.8]# hostapd -dd madwifi.conf
>>> Configuration file: madwifi.conf
>>> 'ine 14: invalid/unknown driver 'madwifi
>>> '.2 errors found in configuration file 'madwifi.conf'
>>>
>>> [root at localhost hostapd-0.5.8]# hostapd -dd hostapd.conf
>>> Configuration file: hostapd.conf
>>> ctrl_interface_group=0
>>> eapol_version=1
>>> ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported
>>> Could not set interface to master mode!
>>> madwifi driver initialization failed.
>>> eth0: Unable to setup interface.
>>> Flushing old station entries
>>> Deauthenticate all stations
>>> rmdir[ctrl_interface]: No such file or directory
>>>
>>> I am not finding any solution to this as of now, it would be great if
>>> you
>>> could give me a solution to this problem. Following are the additional
>>> information. .Config, hostapd.conf are set according to the ticket 539
>>> and
>>> as per lists.shmoo.com.
>>>
>>> Madiwfi-0.9.3.1
>>> Linux 2.6.18
>>> Hostapd 0.5.8
>>> AR5212 Chipset
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> PPN
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Nazeer Khan <Nazeer.Khan at nicta.com.au>
>>> To: maloomnahi at indiatimes.com
>>> Cc: hostap at shmoo.com
>>> Sent: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 06:35:52 +0530 (IST)
>>> Subject: Re: Hostapd gives error with Madwifi.conf file
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, September 7, 2007 5:10 pm, maloomnahi at indiatimes.com said:
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> This email is with regards to a problem faced while running the
>>>> hostapdv0.5.8 with madwifi CONFIG file. Its about hostapd -dd
>>>> madwifi.conf
>>>> giving "Line 14: invalid/unknown driver 'madwifi" error on the prompt.
>>>
>>> I believe you have not compiled hostapd with madwifi support. Change
>>> the
>>> .config file to include madwifi driver too.
>>>
>>> # Driver interface for madwifi driver
>>> CONFIG_DRIVER_MADWIFI=y
>>> CFLAGS += -I/usr/src/madwifi-ng
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Nazeer Khan
>>> Research Student
>>> Networks and Pervasive Computing
>>> National ICT Australia Limited
>>> Phone: +61 2 8374 5554
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>>>
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>>
>>
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>> Regards,
>>
>> Nazeer Khan
>> Research Student
>> Networks and Pervasive Computing
>> National ICT Australia Limited
>> Phone: +61 2 8374 5554
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>>
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>
>
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>
> Nazeer Khan
> Research Student
> Networks and Pervasive Computing
> National ICT Australia Limited
> Phone: +61 2 8374 5554
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Nazeer Khan
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National ICT Australia Limited
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