Bug#403470: [Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#403470: linux-wlan-ng: always tries to configure "infrastructure" although "independent" was specified

[Enrico Tassi]

On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 01:53:08PM +0100, Daniel Sobe wrote:
> Package: linux-wlan-ng
> Version: 0.2.5-2
> Severity: important
> 
> Although the correct wlanctl-name_of_ssid file exists,
> an ad-hoc network is never created correctly. The script
> /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/linux-wlan-ng-pre-up
> has these lines disabled:
> 
> if [ -z "$IF_WIRELESS_MODE" ]; then
> 	IF_WIRELESS_MODE="ad_hoc"
> fi
> 
> Enabling them solves the problem.

I suggest to use /etc/network/interfaces and set

wireless_mode ad_hoc
wireless_essid myadhoc
wireless_channel 6

I believe /etc/wlan should be removed (but is still there for the onws
that are still using it).
-- 
Enrico Tassi