host ap problem

[yokosucks]

using a linksys WPC11 (rtl8180 chipset) with the stock drivers that came with opensuse 10. it goes into master mode OK, and after being brought up with ifconfig, it can be seen with kismet from another machine. i edited an iptables example masq rc.firewall and loaded it manually. i then set up the AP on the compaq laptop as so:

 

Code:

iwconfig wlan0 mode master iwconfig wlan0 essid linksys iwconfig wlan0 key off iwconfig wlan0 channel 6 ifconfig wlan0 192.168.2.1

 

this gives me resulting code from ifconfig and iwconfig (respectively):

 

Code:

linux:~ # ifconfig wlan0 wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:66:72:ED:3C inet addr:192.168.2.1 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20f:66ff:fe25:af0b/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:1044 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1661 errors:690 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:57993 (56.6 Kb) TX bytes:87376 (85.3 Kb) Interrupt:11 Memory:c4eb4000-c4eb4100 linux:~ # iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"linksys" Mode:Master Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:0F:66:72:ED:3C Bit Rate=11 Mb/s Retry:on Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Link Quality=30/100 Signal level=-31 dBm Noise level=-186 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

 

then i set up my other laptop with this:

 

Code:

ifconfig eth1 down iwconfig eth1 essid linksys iwconfig eth1 key off ifconfig eth1 192.168.2.199 route add default gw 192.168.2.1 route ping -c 3 www.yahoo.com

 

route hangs for 20 seconds, spits out something, hangs for antoher 15 seconds and spits out some more, then exits. ping hangs.

 

i do the same with ifconfig and iwconfig on the client laptop:

 

Code:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:21:42:FE:2D inet addr:192.168.2.199 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::202:2dff:fe93:7bd3/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:29 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:33 errors:565 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:4532 (4.4 Kb) TX bytes:34492 (33.6 Kb) Interrupt:3 Base address:0x100 eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"linksys" Nickname:"HERMES I" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 44:44:44:44:44:44 Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm Sensitivity:1/3 Retry limit:4 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=0/92 Signal level=134/153 Noise level=134/153 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

 

note the access point value in iwconfig of eth1. also note the link quality value.

 

i'm stumped. is it the card? is it the driver? is it... me? am i stupid? please help.