On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 10:53, Marek Hobler wrote:
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> eth2 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"" Nickname:"HERMES I"
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
> Bit Rate:11Mb/s 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
>
> mlaptop:/home/marek# iwconfig eth2 channel 6
> Error for wireless request "Set Frequency" (8B04) :
> SET failed on device eth2 ; Device or resource busy.
> mlaptop:/home/marek#
You cannot set the channel when the card is in Managed mode, the access
point determines the channel and the card picks this up from the beacon
frames.
If you want to be able to change the channel on your wireless card you
will need to be in Ad-Hoc mode.
Regards
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Matt Brown
Email: matt-iKR4d6fC+5+9koe0gwxAeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
GSM: +64 21 611 544
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