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#1 2009-04-29 02:31:54

Neb
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Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

I have been struggling with an Atheros 50001X based PCI Wifi card for a while now.  I cannot get it to go into "Master"  mode.  I have tried everything that I have found online or thought of and cannot get it to work.  I got it for about $15 and at this point I am will to spend a little money to get something working.

I need a Wifi card that I can use as a Wireless Access Point.  Any recommendations?

It must be:

PCI
802.11g
External removable antenna
Work with Hostapd preferably
Not too expensive

I would love to be able to type "$ iwconfig ath0 mode master" and have it work

Anyone else get a card working? 

Thanks for your help

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#2 2009-04-29 11:36:13

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

i would like to add 1 to my file server, but i would like one with N support


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#3 2009-04-29 14:11:35

Neb
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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

Although I don't need N support, a card that has N that works would be fine with me as well.  Anyone?

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#4 2009-05-01 05:29:20

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

What about the Linksys WMP54G? http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WMP54G My roommate has one running one master mode. He has a Slackware system but the same card should work beautifully in Arch. They are like $30 bucks in retail store but can get alot cheaper online. I have never had an issue with any Linksys product and linux. So its a thought anyway.

Thanks

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#5 2009-05-01 15:11:18

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

securitybreach wrote:

What about the Linksys WMP54G? http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WMP54G My roommate has one running one master mode. He has a Slackware system but the same card should work beautifully in arch. They are like $30 bucks in retail store but can get alot cheaper online. I have never had an issue with any Linksys product and linux. So its a thought anyway.

Thanks

OT: You have a slackware user and an arch user in the same room!! Fun times for banter. Whats the current score running at wink

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#6 2009-05-01 22:25:10

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

Arch FTW.


Thanks


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#7 2009-05-03 04:13:01

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

Thanks for the recommendation, and you cant beat the price.  I will try it out and let you know if works.

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#8 2009-05-03 05:14:28

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

Neb wrote:

Thanks for the recommendation, and you cant beat the price.  I will try it out and let you know if works.

Cool.


Thanks


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#9 2009-05-16 02:45:47

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

have you tried with wlanconfig, commands?

wlanconfig ath0 destroy

wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 mode ap ... or something,

try this to create an ath0 with master support


I want to learn, want to experience.

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#10 2010-01-14 16:58:06

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Re: Recommend a wireless card confirmed working in "Master" mode on Arch64

securitybreach wrote:

What about the Linksys WMP54G? http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WMP54G My roommate has one running one master mode. He has a Slackware system but the same card should work beautifully in Arch. They are like $30 bucks in retail store but can get alot cheaper online. I have never had an issue with any Linksys product and linux. So its a thought anyway.

Thanks

Are you sure about that? I just plugged a WMP54G card into a test server and it doesn't want to go in master mode:

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

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