[Click] Re: madwifi.stripped works:CUD not PING WLAN0 from other machine

John Bicket jbicket at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu
Tue Jun 29 22:23:16 EDT 2004


I am assuming that you have both machines running their own click
configs; Is there anything present in /click/srcr_es/bcast_stats 
on either machine?
That should show nodes within one-hop.

What happens when you run "ping -b 6.255.255.255"?


--john


gaurav dawra [openapproject at hotmail.com] wrote:
>Hi John--
>
>Thanx for the help it is working , i mean to say that the different 
>interfaces including WLAN0 and srcr are up and i can ping to them FROM the 
>same machine(Just to see). But i cannot able to PING the wireless Interface 
>from some OTHER machine.
>
>Machine with madwifiand roofnet configuration :
>
>wlan0:
>[root at localhost root]# ifconfig wlan0
>wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:09:5B:23:FD:2D
>         inet addr:6.35.253.45  Bcast:6.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
>         UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1650  Metric:1
>         RX packets:13 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>         TX packets:1300 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>         collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>         RX bytes:182 (182.0 b)  TX bytes:1581432 (1.5 Mb)
>         Interrupt:3 Base address:0x100
>[root at localhost root]# ifconfig srcr
>srcr      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:01:02:03:04:05
>         inet addr:5.35.253.45  Bcast:5.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
>         UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>         RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>         TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>         collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>         RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Other NODE has interface :
>
>wlan0 and eth0:
>
>wlan0:
>inetaddr: 6.35.253.1( i did it statically by modifying ifcfg-wlan0 file), 
>and netmask: 255.0.0.0
>
>Same as the above machine. Everything seems to be fine with route tables on 
>both machine.
>
>I reached the same stage earlier also by doing whole roofnet configuration 
>NOT by your suggested steps. BUt i am kind of struck here. HOW DO I TEST 
>THAT MY WLAN0 and SRCR interface is working, please let me know.
>
>Thanx for help anyways,
>
>Gaurav
>
>
>>From: John Bicket <jbicket at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu>
>>To: gaurav dawra <openapproject at hotmail.com>
>>CC: click at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu
>>Subject: Re: [Click] Simple Authenticator:"Click" element Class
>>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:52:35 -0400
>>
>>Hi Gaurav,
>>
>>There were a few changes that I just checked in.
>>Try a cvs up -dP  and recompile and then try again.
>>
>>--john
>>
>>
>>gaurav dawra [openapproject at hotmail.com] wrote:
>>>Thanx for the help John!!
>>>
>>>Here is one error which i cud not able to understand. FIRST i cud not 
>>able
>>>to find the prism2_param script , SO used being provided with "roofnet
>>>distribution" in /home/roofnet/bin/ made  a small change to script in 
>>line
>>>:85
>>>
>>>if ($dev =~ /wlan/) {
>>># JUST GAVE THE PATH TO THE prism2_param directory
>>>   system "/home/roofnet/bin/prism2_param $dev pseudo_ibss 1"; # line 85
>>>
>>>   system "iwconfig $dev essid $ssid";
>>>   system "iwconfig $dev rts off";
>>>   system "iwconfig $dev retries 8";
>>>   #system "iwconfig $dev txpower 23";
>>># HOSTAP does not support SET TX POWER MODE
>>>}
>>>
>>>
>>>EXECUTED THIS COMMAND:
>>>[root at openap conf]# ./gen_config_roofnet.pl --dev "wlan0" > /click/config
>>>[root at openap conf]#
>>>DONE but an ERROR
>>>
>>>[root at openap conf]# more /click/errors
>>>line 3: While configuring 'rates :: AvailableRates':
>>> error param DEFAULT 2 4 11 22: must start with ethernet address
>>>Router could not be initialized!
>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>'dmesg' gives me this :
>>>wifi0: LinkStatus=2 (Disconnected)
>>>wifi0: LinkStatus: BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00
>>>wifi0: LinkStatus=2 (Disconnected)
>>>wifi0: LinkStatus: BSSID=00:00:00:00:00:00
>>>line 3: While configuring 'rates :: AvailableRates':
>>> error param DEFAULT 2 4 11 22: must start with ethernet address
>>>Router could not be initialized!
>>>chatter: txf :: WifiTXFeedback: couldn't cleanup - 1886544160 !!!
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Any Ideas? I have never seen this error before. Is your script giving 
>>this
>>>error?
>>>
>>>Thanx,
>>>
>>>Gaurav
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: John Bicket <jbicket at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu>
>>>>To: gaurav dawra <openapproject at hotmail.com>
>>>>CC: click at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu
>>>>Subject: Re: [Click] Simple Authenticator:"Click" element Class
>>>>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:34:03 -0400
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Try "gen_config_roofnet.pl" instead of "get_config_roofnet". There
>>>>was a typo in the instructions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--john
>>>>
>>>>gaurav dawra [openapproject at hotmail.com] wrote:
>>>>>Thanx John For the Quick Reply.
>>>>>
>>>>>Here is the command which i executed, i should have mentioned the 
>>command
>>>>>and error at first place.
>>>>>
>>>>>/root/click/conf/get_config_roofnet --wlan0 "wlan0" >/click/config
>>>>>bash: /root/click/conf/get_config_roofnet: No such file or directory
>>>>>
>>>>>No i am using hostap_cs : here is output of my lsmod:
>>>>>
>>>>>hostap_cs              51188   0  (unused)
>>>>>hostap                111048   0  [hostap_cs]
>>>>>sr_mod                 18136   0  (autoclean)
>>>>>input                   5728   0  (autoclean)
>>>>>lp                      9092   0  (autoclean)
>>>>>parport                37088   0  (autoclean) [lp]
>>>>>ds                      8264   1  [hostap_cs]
>>>>>i82365                 38016   1
>>>>>
>>>>>JUST SHOWING One those matters.
>>>>>
>>>>>I USED command "gmake" to do compile the CLICK MODULES:
>>>>>
>>>>>Gaurav
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>From: John Bicket <jbicket at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu>
>>>>>>To: gaurav dawra <openapproject at hotmail.com>
>>>>>>CC: click at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Click] Simple Authenticator:"Click" element Class
>>>>>>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:09:29 -0400
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Try replacing "dev" with wlan0, if that device is present after you
>>>>>>modprobe hostap_cs. (if you are using a pci card, you might need to
>>>>>>modprobe hostap_pci instead).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--john
>>>>>>
>>>>>>gaurav dawra [openapproject at hotmail.com] wrote:
>>>>>>>Hi john
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Today i am trying to compile the LINUX MODULE. Again the problem in 
>>the
>>>>>>>last step, yes ! there is a perl file. gen_config_roofnet.pl, but 
>>after
>>>>>>>compiling the whole click module with
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>./configure --enable-wifi --with-wifi=/home/madwifi.stripped/
>>>>>>>--enable-linuxmodule --with-linux=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20roof
>>>>>>>--disable-adaptive --disable-userlevel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>modprobe hostap_cs
>>>>>>>modprobe ath_pci ( I BELIEVE I DO NOT REQUIRE THIS,  I am NOT using
>>>>>>atheros
>>>>>>>based cardbus chipset)
>>>>>>>/sbin/insmod CLICKDIR/linuxmodule/proclikefs.o
>>>>>>>/sbin/insmod CLICKDIR/linuxmodule/click.o
>>>>>>>mkdir -p /click
>>>>>>>mount -n -t click none /click
>>>>>>>*******CLICKDIR/conf/get_config_roofnet --dev "dev" >
>>>>/click/config******
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>IT DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED get_config_roofnet. So again the
>>>>LAST
>>>>>>>STEP of your instructions is not complete. Am i doing wrong 
>>somewhere?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Are we supposed to generate file by running perl script or will it
>>>>>>generate
>>>>>>>using "gmake" command after ./configure for CLICK MODULES. Please let
>>>>me
>>>>>>>know. I will await for your response.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanx,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Gaurav
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>From: John Bicket <jbicket at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu>
>>>>>>>>To: gaurav dawra <openapproject at hotmail.com>
>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Click] Simple Authenticator:"Click" element Class
>>>>>>>>Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:26:31 -0400
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hi Gaurav,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have updated instructions at
>>>>>>>>http://www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/~jbicket/madwifi.stripped/
>>>>>>>>about building for roofnet - please let me know if you have trouble
>>>>>>>>with them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>--john
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>John Bicket [jbicket at amsterdam.lcs.mit.edu] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>Hi Guarav,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>SimpleAuthenticator is a click element in the elements/wifi/ap
>>>>>>>>>directory. You probably don't want to be using it with a wlan 
>>device,
>>>>>>>>>it only really works with Atheros based chipsets.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I am currently working on a howto for building a roofnet
>>>>configuration,
>>>>>>>>>I will be done in a day or two and will post it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>--john
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>gaurav dawra [openapproject at hotmail.com] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I am have question regarding the element class
>>>>"SimpleAuthenticator",
>>>>>>>>what
>>>>>>>>>>is the functionality. Is it defined in the click software or is it
>>>>>>some
>>>>>>>>>>"user defined". This might be a question which is not very
>>>>appropiate
>>>>>>>>but i
>>>>>>>>>>just need to know is it being defined in the "click software" or
>>>>not.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I am using a "config" file from roofnet group(uses CLICK as 
>>routing
>>>>>>>>>>software) which defines this element class in their configuration
>>>>>>file.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>pr :: ProbeResponder(INTERVAL 1000,
>>>>>>>>>>                      SSID "madwifi",
>>>>>>>>>>                      BSSID $mac,
>>>>>>>>>>                      CHANNEL 3);
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> auth :: SimpleAuthenticator(BSSID $mac);
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> beacon_source -> output;
>>>>>>>>>> auth -> output;
>>>>>>>>>> ar -> output;
>>>>>>>>>> pr -> output;
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> management_cl [6] -> Print ("auth") -> auth;
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>But if i delete these lines and install click using 
>>"click-install"
>>>>,
>>>>>>>>dmesg
>>>>>>>>>>gives me this error.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Dead loop on virtual device wlan0, fix it urgently!
>>>>>>>>>>Dead loop on virtual device wlan0, fix it urgently!
>>>>>>>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I searched hours on internet to fine relevance of  this error, if
>>>>any
>>>>>>>>one
>>>>>>>>>>came accross same error please suggest what is going wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>[root at localhost roofnet]# iwconfig wlan0
>>>>>>>>>>Warning: Driver for device wlan0 has been compiled with version 14
>>>>>>>>>>of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 15.
>>>>>>>>>>Some things may be broken...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>wlan0     IEEE 802.11b  ESSID:"roofnet"  Nickname:"localhost"
>>>>>>>>>>         Mode:Ad-Hoc  Frequency:2.422GHz  Cell: 00:00:00:00:00:00
>>>>>>>>>>         Bit Rate:2Mb/s   Sensitivity=1/3
>>>>>>>>>>         Retry limit:8   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>>>>>>>>>>         Encryption key:off
>>>>>>>>>>         Power Management:off
>>>>>>>>>>         Link Quality:0/70  Signal level:-73 dBm  Noise level:-73
>>>>dBm
>>>>>>>>>>         Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>>>>>>>>>>         Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:2   Missed beacon:0
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>I am loading this "configuration" file from roofnet to understand
>>>>>>better
>>>>>>>>>>the functionality of "click" routing software. I also tried few
>>>>>>>>>>configurations file in CLICKDIR/conf/ directory.They helped to
>>>>>>>>understand
>>>>>>>>>>the click.Thanx!!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I am thinking of modifying this configuration file to work for me.
>>>>But
>>>>>>i
>>>>>>>>>>need to understand basic functionality of click router. I read  
>>docs
>>>>>>on
>>>>>>>>>>click router project page and thesis presented by eddie and 
>>others.
>>>>I
>>>>>>>>>>understand some asects of this configurations file but need some
>>>>help
>>>>>>>>with
>>>>>>>>>>this one to understand it better. IF needed i can copy the whole
>>>>>>>>>>configuration file which i am using.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Please suggest as it will help to write my own configuration file
>>>>for
>>>>>>>>click
>>>>>>>>>>router.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Thanx,
>>>>>>>>>>Gaurav
>>>>>>>>>>
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