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List:       soekris-tech
Subject:    [Soekris]  Wifi Bridging with Metrix Pyramid
From:       Ken Caruso <ken () metrix ! net>
Date:       2006-11-14 8:08:17
Message-ID: 45597971.6000007 () metrix ! net
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 >
 > While not the best forum for this post, due to the lack of online
 > information on Pyramid, I'm throwing this out there to see if anyone else
 > has built a Wifi AP with Metrix Pyramid on a Soekris box.  I've been
 > following the article
 > (http://pyramid.metrix.net/trac/wiki/ArticlesAndHowtos) on how to build a
 > wifi ap, but have run into a few snags.
 > I'm running pyramid 1.0b1 that I have pxe booted to a Soekris 4526.

So first thing, due to demand from users we have setup a Pyramid mailing 
list:

http://metrix.net/mailman/listinfo/pyramid-linux

Second, the author of that article was using a version of pyramid from 
SVN trunk that has more features than 1.0b1. I am hoping to get a new 
"dd" image of pyramid out this week that has all fixes and features that 
are in now in SVN one of them is bits required for bridging. Your image 
does not have the bridge tools installed.

-Ken
ken@metrix.net

 > Wifi is
 > provided by a Compex WLM54G High Power 802.11b/g mini PCI Card (Atheros
 > AR2413 chipset) from Netgate.  NTP servers have been set and DHCP 
relay is
 > set to forward to my blue interface on IPCop for centralized DHCP service
 > and lease monitoring.  The trouble comes after I edit the
 > etc/network/interfaces file to create the bridge between ath0 and eth0.
 > Here's what I get;
 >
 > Loading modules: hostap_pci hostap_pci: 0.4.7 - 2005-11-20 (Jouni Malinen
 > <jkmal
 > ine@cc.hut.fi>)
 > ath_pci ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
 > ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, 
RF5413)
 > wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn 1485)
 > ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn 1485)
 > ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn 1485)
 > wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
 > wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
 > 24Mbps 36
 > Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
 > wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
 > wifi0: mac 7.8 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
 > wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
 > wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
 > wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
 > wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
 > wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
 > wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
 > wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xa0000000, irq=10
 > natsemi natsemi dp8381x driver, version 1.07+LK1.0.17, Sep 27, 2002
 >  originally by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>
 >  http://www.scyld.com/network/natsemi.html
 >  2.4.x kernel port by Jeff Garzik, Tjeerd Mulder
 > natsemi eth0: NatSemi DP8381[56] at 0xa0010000 (0000:00:12.0),
 > 00:00:24:c6:d4:98
 > , IRQ 11, port TP.
 > ip_tables ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
 > iptable_filter iptable_mangle iptable_nat ip_conntrack version 2.4 (512
 > buckets,
 > 4096 max) - 232 bytes per conntrack
 > ipt_mac ipt_mark ipt_state ipt_LOG ipt_MARK ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_REDIRECT
 > ipt_REJE
 > CT ipt_TOS ip_conntrack ip_nat_ftp ppp_generic CSLIP: code copyright 1989
 > Regent
 > s of the University of California
 > PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
 >
 > tmpfs on /rw type tmpfs (rw,size=10M)
 > Setting up IP spoofing protection: rp_filter.
 > Enabling packet forwarding: done.
 > Configuring network interfaces: ath0
 > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
 > br0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
 > SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
 > SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device
 > br0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
 > br0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
 > Failed to bring up br0.
 > done.
 >
 >        Here is my etc/network/interfaces file;
 >
 > #/etc/network/interfaces
 > #simple bridge between
 > #eth0 and ath0
 >
 > auto lo
 > iface lo inet loopback
 >
 > #auto ath0
 > iface ath0 inet static
 >        address 10.10.7.1
 >        netmask 255.255.255.0
 >        broadcast 10.10.7.255
 >        gateway 10.10.6.1
 >        post-down wlanconfig ath0 destroy
 >        pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap # Set by
 > WiFiAdmin
 >        pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid "Metrix MADwifi 1" channel 04 rate auto
 > rts off frag off # Set by WiFiAdmin
 >        pre-up ifconfig ath0 up # Set by WiFiAdmin
 >        pre-up sleep 3 # Set by WiFiAdmin
 >
 > #auto eth0
 > iface eth0 inet static
 >        address 10.10.6.5
 >        netmask 255.255.255.0
 >        broadcast 10.10.6.255
 >        gateway 10.10.6.1
 >
 > auto br0
 > iface br0 inet static
 >       address 10.10.6.5
 >       netmask 255.255.255.0
 >       broadcast 10.10.6.255
 >       gateway 10.10.6.1
 >       bridge_ports ath0 eth0
 >       post-down wlanconfig ath0 destroy
 >       pre-up wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode ap
 >       pre-up iwconfig ath0 essid "testwifi" channel 06 rate auto rts off
 > frag off
 >       pre-up ifconfig ath0 up
 >       pre-up sleep 3
 >
 >        When I uncomment ath0 and eth0 and comment out br0, I am able to
 > connect to the LAN side of pyramid,
 >
 > get to the gui and pull a wifi address (with ath0 dhcp server giving an
 > address for testing).  Googling the SIOCSIFADDR, SIOCSIFNETMASK, and
 > SIOCSIFBRDADDR errors hasn't turned up any useful information.  Any
 > information/help or a pointer in the right direction would be greatly
 > appreciated.
 >
 > Blue skies,
 >
 > Scott
 >
 >
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