Atheros extender commands

!!Newest version!!

[non-WDS]

Survey:

iwlist ath1 scanning

Configure:

~ # ifconfig ath0 down

~ # ifconfig br0 down

~ # wlanconfig ath0 destroy

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta nosbeacon

~ # iwpriv ath0 extap 1

~ # iwpriv ath1 extap 1

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WEP

~ # iwconfig ath1 essid AP_SSID

~ # iwconfig ath1 key 1 ENCRYPTION_KEY    

~ # iwpriv ath1 authmode mode auto

~ # ifconfig ath1 up

WPA

WPA2

First, create wpa_supplicant.conf adding ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

~ # wpa_supplicant –Dathr –c wpa_supplicant.conf –iath1 -B

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant remove_network 0

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant ap_scan 1

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant add_network

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 ssid ‘”AP_SSID”’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 psk ‘”AP_PASSPHRASE”’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 proto ‘AP_PROTO’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 key_mgmt ‘WPA-PSK’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 pairwise ‘AP_PAIRWISE’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 group ‘AP_GROUP’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant select_network 0

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WEP

~ # iwconfig ath0 essid EXTENDER_SSID

~ # iwconfig ath0 key 1 ENCRYPTION_KEY

~ # iwpriv ath0 authmode mode auto

~ # ifconfig ath0 up

WPA

WPA2

First, modify /etc/ath/hostapd_ctrl_interface.conf for the following attributes:

Interface=ath0

bridge=br0

ssid=REPEATER_SSID

wpa=1/2

wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK

wpa_pairwise=TKIP/CCMP/TKIP CCMP

wpa_passphrase=SECRET_PASSPHRASE

~ # hostapd /etc/ath/hostapd_ctrl_interface.conf -B

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~ # brctl addif br0 ath0

~ # brctl addif br0 ath1

~ # brctl setfd br0 1

~ # ifconfig br0 up

[WDS]

Survey:

iwlist ath1 scanning

Configure:

~ # ifconfig ath0 down

~ # ifconfig br0 down

~ # wlanconfig ath0 destroy

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta nosbeacon

~ # iwpriv ath0 wds 1

~ # iwpriv ath1 wds 1

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WEP

~ # iwconfig ath1 essid AP_SSID

~ # iwconfig ath1 key 1 ENCRYPTION_KEY    

~ # iwpriv ath1 authmode mode auto

~ # ifconfig ath1 up

WPA

WPA2

First, create wpa_supplicant.conf adding ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

~ # wpa_supplicant –Dathr –c wpa_supplicant.conf –iath1 -B

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant remove_network 0

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant ap_scan 1

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant add_network

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 ssid ‘”AP_SSID”’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 psk ‘”AP_PASSPHRASE”’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 proto ‘AP_PROTO’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 key_mgmt ‘WPA-PSK’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 pairwise ‘AP_PAIRWISE’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant set_network 0 group ‘AP_GROUP’

~ # wpa_cli –p/var/run/wpa_supplicant select_network 0

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WEP

~ # iwconfig ath0 essid EXTENDER_SSID

~ # iwconfig ath0 key 1 ENCRYPTION_KEY

~ # iwpriv ath0 authmode mode auto

~ # ifconfig ath0 up

WPA

WPA2

First, modify /etc/ath/hostapd_ctrl_interface.conf for the following attributes:

Interface=ath0

bridge=br0

ssid=REPEATER_SSID

wpa=1/2

wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK

wpa_pairwise=TKIP/CCMP/TKIP CCMP

wpa_passphrase=SECRET_PASSPHRASE

~ # hostapd /etc/ath/hostapd_ctrl_interface.conf -B

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~ # brctl addif br0 ath0

~ # brctl addif br0 ath1

~ # brctl setfd br0 1

~ # ifconfig br0 up

 

!!Very first version!!
[non-WDS]

~ # ifconfig ath0 down

~ # ifconfig br0 down

~ # wlanconfig ath0 destroy

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta nosbeacon

~ # iwconfig ath0 essid Edison_1211 channel 11

~ # iwconfig ath0 key 1 9800071234

~ # iwpriv ath0 mode 11G

~ # iwpriv ath0 extap 1

~ # iwpriv ath0 authmode mode open

~ # iwconfig ath1 essid Edison-Buffalo-G

~ # iwconfig ath1 key 1 9800071234      

~ # iwpriv ath1 authmode mode open

~ # iwpriv ath1 mode 11G

~ # iwpriv ath1 extap 1

~ # ifconfig ath1 up

~ # ifconfig ath0 up

~ # brctl addif br0 ath0

~ # brctl addif br0 ath1

~ # brctl setfd br0 1

~ # ifconfig br0 192.168.11.110 up

~ # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

~ # ifconfig br0 192.168.11.110 up

[WDS]

~ # ifconfig ath0 down

~ # ifconfig br0 down

~ # wlanconfig ath0 destroy

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap

~ # wlanconfig ath create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta nosbeacon

~ # iwconfig ath0 essid Edison_1211 channel 11

~ # iwconfig ath0 key 1 9800071234

~ # iwpriv ath0 mode 11G

~ # iwpriv ath0 wds 1

~ # iwpriv ath0 authmode mode open

~ # iwconfig ath1 essid Edison-Buffalo-G

~ # iwconfig ath1 key 1 9800071234      

~ # iwpriv ath1 authmode mode open

~ # iwpriv ath1 mode 11G

~ # iwpriv ath1 wds 1 

~ # ifconfig ath1 up

~ # ifconfig ath0 up

~ # brctl addif br0 ath0

~ # brctl addif br0 ath1

~ # brctl setfd br0 1

~ # ifconfig br0 192.168.11.110 up

~ # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

~ # ifconfig br0 192.168.11.110 up