Slackware access point frequency

Atrocity · 05-12-2005, 02:26 PM

I have made my desktop into an access point using a atheros card SL5354MP aries but I have a problem in that when I make the config script and set the channel it automatically configures it to a 5.18ghz frequency instead of 2.4. it is a abg card

I tried setting it to iwconfig ath0 freq 2.44 instead of setting the channel but that didnt seem to work it still stayed at 5.18

How would I set it to be a 2.4 frequency instead ???????

coffeedrinker · 05-13-2005, 11:07 AM

You need to lock it with iwpriv or it will likely go to a

Code:

iwpriv ath0 mode 1              lock operation to 11a only
iwpriv ath0 mode 2              lock operation to 11b only
iwpriv ath0 mode 3              lock operation to 11g only
iwpriv ath0 mode 0              autoselect from 11a/b/g (default)

Atrocity · 05-13-2005, 11:55 AM

oh, nice I didnt know i could do that!!!! Thanks I will try that

Atrocity · 05-13-2005, 12:11 PM

hmmmm set it to mode 3 in my config script on 2 of my access point cards and one worked but the other still displays 5ghz instead of 2.4

Atrocity · 05-13-2005, 12:14 PM

Never mind I am an idiot!!! I did a copy paste and forgot to change the card number from one to the other for the other script, haha Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!!!

coffeedrinker · 05-13-2005, 12:51 PM

Glad it works.

By the way, for further reference, that was from the madwifi driver readme in the How to use the driver section.

Atrocity · 05-13-2005, 01:50 PM

haha really? I read through that at some point really quickly when I first set up the drivers, maybe I better give it anouther skim and see what else I can find