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<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, this is
really for Javier,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm setting up a
mesh portal config & I noticed that the iwconfig command to set the mode to
ad-hoc fails. Is this expected?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the
XO:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2><snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>-bash-3.2# iwconfig
msh0 mode ad-hoc</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Error for wireless
request "Set Mode" 8B06</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>SET failed on device
msh0 ; Invalid argument</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>On my Fedora 8
portal:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2><snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>[root@pcary358
~]#iwconfig msh0 mode ad-hoc</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Error for wireless
request "Set Mode" 8B06</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial size=2>SET failed on device
msh0 ; Operation not supported.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></snip></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=555142018-26052008>the mesh network
seems to be working ok so far, so I'm not sure if this is a problem or
not. msh0 seems to be stuck in "Repeater" mode in both
cases.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=555142018-26052008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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