Re: Problem with Ad-hoc wireless network Windows to Linux (no ping)

tangens0@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

but it might be worth setting one end - preferably the laptop -
to Managed, and the other to Ad-Hoc.

but it did not help. Besides, the only way I could connect in this way
(managed to ad-hoc)
is by setting the ad-hoc card in "master" mode (so the card basically
pretends to be an
access-point device); but the linux software doest not support this.

I don't really understand your response.
Why can you not set your laptop card to Managed? eg with
sudo iwconfig ra0 mode Managed
Are there WiFi cards that don't support this mode?

I don't have great confidence that this will work -
but I don't see why it is not possible.

I used to run WiFi this way -
with a PCI WiFi card on my desktop in Ad-Hoc mode.
I found I had to set my laptop Orinoco PCMCIA card to Managed
for the connection to work.

However, I have used a LinkSys WR54GL access point for some years,
so the issue no longer arises for me.

Other suggestions: is there a firewall running on your Linux box?
Or on the Windows box?
Are you running NetworkManager?
What are the relevant entries in /var/log/messages on your laptop?





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