d2plug wireless issues

[ranrang]

Hi,
Two issues:
a) did anyone managed to run the Wi-Fi in WPA? I coudn't set it up using WPA_* or etc/../interfaces.
b) I managed to use the Bluetooth, but after boot it seems you have to reload everything (I used init..RC2, similar to 8787 with all the required stuff).

Thanks, Ran

[mentor]

a) do you have try to used WPA_SUpplicant or some ubuntu wireless mangment package , just like Wicd...
b) I did't understand your mean, if your mean that you want to used script to do "insmod bluetooth...", just like wireless to do , you could add you want at /etc/init.d/8787 script

[ranrang]

a) I tried WPA_Supplicant, and I also tried define it under /etc/network/interfaces, but none worked.
b) I used similar script as 8787 to run load Bluetooth. However, it was not effective, as Bluetooth was not up after booting, and I had to enter the initialization commands sequence to run it. There was a comment, though, in 8787 that there might be a problem due to internal processes that could'nt finish at time of init invocation, thus you may not be able to initialze Bluetooth at init. I am looking for someone who managed to do it - and tell me how.

[mentor]

a) so do you mean , you only has issue at WPA mode , if AP config to open-system none security , you will work fine right
b)for bluetooth, I have try at my site, it work fine , Ihave attach my init script for your reference

[mentor]

a) wireless issue , my D2Plug also has similar issue , I found this is beacuse ,if you used WPA_supplicant ..the ubuntu network-mangment will interference it

so there are hard to connect AP , I stop ubuntu  network-mangment  through command "sudo /etc/init.d/network-mangment stop" than try  WPA_supplicant 
again it work , I could connect AP

[ranrang]

I'll try both sugestions later (probably this weekend) and let you know. Thanks

[ranrang]

OK, I managed to work. But it was crazy - and there is one important lesson...

The wpa_supplicant was configured by looking at the "wpa_supplicant -Dwext -imlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd" results (important - use the -dd to see what happens), while playing with various parameters in the wpa_suppliant.conf file.

Eventually, I managed to see with iwconfig the hidden  ESSID I used (in the .conf you have to say ap-scan=2), and the end result, in my AP setting, was:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ap_scan=2

network={
        ssid="name of access-point"
        psk="ascii-string of wpa string"
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        proto=WPA RSN
        pairwise=CCMP TKIP
        group=TKIP
}

Then, I made wpa_supplicant run at boot (write a script and put it in init.d, then update-rc), but do not forget to add -D to the wpa_supplicant command (for daemon).

Then - I saw the mlan0 in ifconfig (dhcp address) and in iwconfig (with the right ESSID) - but mlan0 did not work. Every time I pulled eth0 out of the LAN - the wireless (mlan0) did not work (despite the fact it had IP address and an assigned ESSID).
Half a day went, and then, I plugged the eth0 out, and booted. Only then, the mlan0 started to work...

As for the bluetooth, it was a stupid error in the RC.2/SXXX loading sequence. You have to use for start:
        modprobe bluetooth
        insmod /lib/modules/bt8xxx.ko
        /etc/init.d/network-manager restart

Now, if anyone can tell me how to set things more easily to turn the mlan0 into an AP (there is some READing to do in
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32.9-dove-5.4.2/Documentation/networking/mac80211... anf I'm not sure how much this is relevant.

[mentor]

I have a little bit confuse ,
1.your AP mean you want to do the AP mode ?
2. your bluetooth is working fine right?
3.as I previous suggestion ,ubuntu networking-mangment will interference WPA_Supllicant , do you try stop it first

[ranrang]

1. Yes. Right now I am using it as a client. My question is how to make it AP - and how to enable routing of other Wireless clients throgh the d2plug's eth0 connection.

2. the bluetooth is fine.

3. I tried. It seemd that the network connection I am booting from (wireless or eth0) stays untill I'm booting again. Does your d2 switch betweeen eth0 and mlan0 once you plug eth0 out of the switch?

[mentor]

1. could you let me know the detail ,why you need AP mode , I afraid ,even AP mode isworking , but still not met your requirment
2. I used NFS mode so eth0 still has connection , I stop ubuntu network-mamgment than used WPA-Supplicant connect to AP , and used sudo dhclient mlan0 command  form console to get IP , so I think it work