Re: Ad hoc wireless

So you set up an ad hoc with self-assigned IP and same subnet mask and
connected to that network? It continues to pick up other APs even when
connected to another network.

On 7/7/06, Steven Kurylo <sk@infinitepigeons.org> wrote:
>
> Nope. I can pick up other APs if I scan, but if I setup an ad-hoc
> profile nothing happens; I set the ip, ssid, and channel.
>
> On 7/7/06, Kurtis Peterson <kleedrac@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know much about Ad Hoc as I've never really had an opportunity
> (or
> > need) to set one up. My advice would be to try a nice little app called
> > WiFi Radar. It's what I use on my notebook to connect to my home router
> (as
> > it's in stealth mode and using WEP.) I know when I set up a new
> preffered
> > network I have the option to configure it for Ad Hoc so you may be able
> to
> > set it up in there and tell it to go to Ad Hoc mode from there. I'm not
> > sure what distro you're running but in Ubuntu it's a quick apt-get
> install
> > wifi-radar away :)
> >
> >
> > On 7/7/06, Steven Kurylo <sk@infinitepigeons.org> wrote:
> > >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I'm trying to setup a wirelss ad hoc network. I don't know if I'm
> > doing it wrong, or if I really don't have any signal.
> >
> > There doesn't seem to be a good guide for ad hoc, this is the command
> I'm
> > using
> >
> > iwconfig ath0 mode ad-hoc channel 1 essid test
> > ifconfig ath0 10.1.1.1 up
> >
> > And the samething on the other host, with a different IP. There is a
> > message in saying "ath0 creating bss: ...." but I don't know what that
> > means.
> >
> > Are their some other commands I need to run? Or should I look into the
> > signal side?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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Received on Fri Jul 7 15:08:56 2006