HELP: SET-UP OF WDS in HOSTAP

maggie cross magzcross
Tue Oct 7 18:41:01 PDT 2003


where can i be able to get the latest firmware for my
zcomax card XI-325H that would fit the feature for
wds??? (firmware 1.5.0 greater)


--- Brian Pomerantz <bapper at piratehaven.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 11:41:04PM -0700, maggie
> cross wrote:
> > 
> > AP-1
> > IPaddr: 192.168.41.45
> > HWaddr: 00:60:B3:76:9E:8A
> > Mode:    Master
> > Channel: 03
> > 
> > AP-2
> > IPaddr: 192.168.41.252
> > HWaddr:  00:60:B3:7A:1B:45
> > Mode: Master
> > Channel: 03
> > 
> 
> You need to have a firmware greater that (I think)
> 1.5.0 or something
> like that.  The latest should do it.  Also, when you
> say not working,
> what do you mean?  Did you manage to create the wds
> interfaceses?
> What interface did you assign the IP addresses to? 
> Here is what you
> should do (assuming you have a station firmware that
> works for you):
> 
> AP-1
> -------
> iwconfig wlan0 mode master
> iwconfig wlan0 channel 6
> iwpriv wlan0 wds_add 00:60:B3:7A:1B:45
> ifconfig wlan0wds0 192.168.41.45
> 
> AP-2
> -------
> iwconfig wlan0 mode master
> iwconfig wlan0 channel 6
> iwpriv wlan0 wds_add 00:60:B3:76:9E:8A
> ifconfig wlan0wds0 192.168.41.252
> ping 192.168.42.45
> 
> 
> At this point you should be pinging AP-1 through
> wds.  In the end what
> you probably looking for is to add the wds
> interface, the wlan
> interface, and the ethernet interface to a bridge
> (assign the IP
> address to the bridge interface not any of the
> enslaved interfaces)
> and turn on stp to be sure you don't get a loop.
> 
> 
> BAPper

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