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p4l4cl][n

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Registered: 2011-11-16

Posts: 43

[SOLVED] iwconfig mode master

I am trying to set up my laptop to act as wifi router..

Running iwconfig wlan0 mode Master returns:

iwconfig wlan0 mode master

Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.

does this mean that my card cannot act as router? or do I need different driver?

- lspci:
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (rev c4)

Thanks for a help

Last edited by p4l4cl][n (2012-08-23 18:37:39)

domac

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Registered: 2012-08-06

Posts: 102

Re: [SOLVED] iwconfig mode master

Well maybe you look into https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/So … cess_Point.
I'm not really into this topic but I just googled a bit. I hope it helps!

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Strike0

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From: Germany

Registered: 2011-09-05

Posts: 1,429

Re: [SOLVED] iwconfig mode master

does this mean that my card cannot act as router? or do I need different driver?

- lspci:
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (rev c4)

Yes, it most probably means that you cannot use it in master mode.
You can check which modes it supports with

sudo iw list

"master" must be in the supported modes (along with IBSS, ...).
You are using the right one for the chip, if you use "iwlwifi". I am not aware of another driver.

brain0

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From: Aachen - Germany

Registered: 2005-01-03

Posts: 1,382

Re: [SOLVED] iwconfig mode master

First, iwconfig is dead, because wireless-extensions is dead. Use iw or any other tool that is based on nl80211. Second, you cannot set an interface to master mode - not with iwconfig and not with iw. If you need AP mode, use hostapd to set it up for you.

EDIT: Just noticed you have an Intel wireless card - no, it doesn't support AP mode, please blame Intel for it.

Last edited by brain0 (2012-08-23 12:04:04)

p4l4cl][n

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Registered: 2011-11-16

Posts: 43

Re: [SOLVED] iwconfig mode master

Shame... I will have to use some usb dongle

But thanks anyway...