2 Jun 2011 03:49
Re: Voyage Linux 0.7.0 (27-May-2011 build) and WPA_Supplicant
Hi John, You can try the commands from this link. https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=29876 I think using nl80211-based drivers with adhoc mode is new to many of us. Please let us know if you have sucessful result. Regards, Punky On 6/1/2011 5:44 PM, John Schultz wrote: > OK.... > > I was able to get both systems in the sam ad-hoc cell, unable to ping each other. but they do show that they are in > the sam cell when you do a iwconfig. > > Sorry for being such a noob, Im a windows guy at heart. > > anyway, thanks in advance for your help. > John > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 02:03, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE <punkytse@... <mailto:punkytse@...>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have updated the wpasupplicant to 0.7.3. Please try to see if it could run adhoc for nl80211-based drivers > (i.e. ath9k, ath5k) > > http://www.voyage.hk/dists/experimental/wpasupplicant/wpasupplicant_0.7.3-3_i386.deb > > Again, suggest to test ad-hoc link first. hostapd should not be a problem. > > Regards, > Punky > > > > On 6/1/2011 3:20 PM, John Schultz wrote: > > Made changes as suggested on node 0 - (I failed to mention that this is a full blown install of Debian 0.6.0a > w/ kernel 2.6.39-rc7 -- apologies) > > This node or server is the jump off point and has the same config files as node 1 does. I should also mention > that I get the same results on node 1 as I do on node 0. > > This is what I have for my interfaces file: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > > auto wlan0 > iface wlan0 inet static > address 10.1.0.1 > netmask 255.0.0.0 > broadcast 10.0.0.0 > gateway 10.0.0.1 > wireless-channel 1 > wireless-essid #################### > wireless-mode ad-hoc > pre-up wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i wlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > post-down killall -q wpa_supplicant > > > and wpa_supplicant.conf: > > network={ > ssid="OmegaMeshBackhual" > psk=06b4be19da289f475aa46a33cb793029d4ab3db7a23ee92382eb0106c72ac7bb > } > > > here is the output from ifup wlan0 -v > > Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet) > wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -i wlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: Invalid argument > run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/bridge > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/hostapd > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant > > ifconfig wlan0 10.1.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 broadcast 10.0.0.0 up > route add default gw 10.0.0.1 wlan0 > run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/000resolvconf > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-autoipd > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/bind9 > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/mountnfs > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/openssh-server > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/samba > run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/wpasupplicant > > > Thanks again, > John > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 01:01, Gustin Johnson <gustin@... <mailto:gustin@...> > <mailto:gustin@... <mailto:gustin@...>>> wrote: > > You may wish try simplifying your wpa_supplicant.conf > > Try removing everything except the ssid and psk lines. Then add the > other variables in one at a time until you figure out which line is > giving you the invalid argument error. > > You may also wish to try a 2.4 Ghz channel to start with. I have not > checked in a while, but there used to be issues with 5Ghz channels in > AP mode for some drivers (most of the open ones). > > 2011/5/31 John Schultz <jschultz0614@... <mailto:jschultz0614@...> > <mailto:jschultz0614@... <mailto:jschultz0614@...>>>: > > > I am having issues getting WPA_Supplicant running in ad-hoc mode for a > > multi-node mesh network. > > > > Right now, there are only two nodes in this network as this is a development > > setting. > > > > Both nodes are running 2.6.38 or better > > > > Config for node 1 is as follows: > > wlan0 is a DNMA-92 > > > > interfaces file: > >> > >> auto lo > >> > >> iface lo inet loopback > >> > >> auto eth0 > >> iface eth0 inet dhcp > >> > >> auto wlan0 > >> iface wlan0 inet static > >> address 10.1.0.1 > >> netmask 255.0.0.0 > >> broadcast 10.0.0.0 > >> gateway 10.0.0.1 > >> wireless-channel 149 > >> wireless-essid ################# > >> wireless-mode ad-hoc > > > > wpa_supplicant.conf > >> > >> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant > >> network={ > >> ssid="#################" > >> key_mgmt=WPA-NONE > >> mode=1 > >> proto=WPA > >> pairwise=NONE > >> group=TKIP > >> psk="#################" > >> } > > > > when this node is started up, I get > > ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: Invalid argument > > > > I have tried adding the wpa-conf flag in the interfaces as well as calling > > wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B and get the same > > results either way. > > > > For node 2, the config is virtually the same with the exception that wlan0 > > is now wlan1. wlan1 on this node is for client access using hostapd. > > > > Ive spent over 8 hours on this problem so far with no luck and have not been > > very fruitful searching google as everything I have found is a different > > configuration of the above mentioned. > > > > Any assistance ANY one can provide would be most appreciative. > > > > Thanks, > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Voyage-linux mailing list > > Voyage-linux@... <mailto:Voyage-linux@...> <mailto:Voyage-linux@... > <mailto:Voyage-linux@...>> > > > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Voyage-linux mailing list > Voyage-linux@... <mailto:Voyage-linux@...> > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > -- > Regards, > Kim-man "Punky" Tse > > * Open Source Embedded Solutions and Systems > - Voyage Linux (http://linux.voyage.hk) > - Voyage ONE (http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-one) > - Voyage MPD (http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd) > * Voyage Store (http://store.voyage.hk) > > > -- -- Regards, Kim-man "Punky" Tse * Open Source Embedded Solutions and Systems - Voyage Linux (http://linux.voyage.hk) - Voyage ONE (http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-one) - Voyage MPD (http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd) * Voyage Store (http://store.voyage.hk)
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