[GH-ISSUE #21] Any ideas on how to set the ibss mode? #19

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opened 2026-10-13 19:32:10 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 2 comments
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Originally created by @tallorate on GitHub (May 27, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210820/issues/21

I've successfully installed the driver and it's okay running in AP and station mode. But when I trying to set the ibss mode, I can make two devices into the same cell.

root@cly-virtual-machine:/home/cly# iw dev wlan0 link
Joined IBSS 02:11:87:86:a3:0f (on wlan0)
SSID: myadhoc
freq: 2437
root@cly-virtual-machine:/home/cly# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"myadhoc" Nickname:"WIFI@REALTEK"
Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.437 GHz Cell: 02:11:87:86:A3:0F
Sensitivity:0/0
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=1/100 Signal level=1/100 Noise level=0/100
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

but there are no packet exchanges at all and I even couldn't ping through each other.

Originally created by @tallorate on GitHub (May 27, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210820/issues/21 I've successfully installed the driver and it's okay running in AP and station mode. But when I trying to set the ibss mode, I can make two devices into the same cell. root@cly-virtual-machine:/home/cly# iw dev wlan0 link Joined IBSS 02:11:87:86:a3:0f (on wlan0) SSID: myadhoc freq: 2437 root@cly-virtual-machine:/home/cly# iwconfig wlan0 wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"myadhoc" Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>" Mode:Ad-Hoc Frequency:2.437 GHz Cell: 02:11:87:86:A3:0F Sensitivity:0/0 Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality=1/100 Signal level=1/100 Noise level=0/100 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 but there are no packet exchanges at all and I even couldn't ping through each other.
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@morrownr commented on GitHub (May 27, 2024):

@tallorate

I intended to mark ibss as untested but forgot to do so. All of the rest of the supported modes are tested.

To answer your question: I have no idea. I have never used that mode. If I had time, I would dig in and see what I could find out.

If you do figure it out, if it is working, let us know and I will post how to do it for those in the future.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2133920538 --> @morrownr commented on GitHub (May 27, 2024): @tallorate I intended to mark ibss as untested but forgot to do so. All of the rest of the supported modes are tested. To answer your question: I have no idea. I have never used that mode. If I had time, I would dig in and see what I could find out. If you do figure it out, if it is working, let us know and I will post how to do it for those in the future.
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@tallorate commented on GitHub (May 28, 2024):

Thanks to your reply.
Another question is that do you have any idea about the wds and mesh which are mentioned in the core code, I've also tried to set the interface into these modes but unfortunately they failed.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2134193235 --> @tallorate commented on GitHub (May 28, 2024): Thanks to your reply. Another question is that do you have any idea about the wds and mesh which are mentioned in the `core` code, I've also tried to set the interface into these modes but unfortunately they failed.
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