Technical data
4. Packages
errors. Either the computer does not start at all (it even can’t be switched on) or the WLAN
card is not found on PCI scan.
WLAN cards are adressed as wlanX in base.txt’s IP_NET_X_DEV. If only one WLAN card is
installed its name is wlan0.
4.23.1. WLAN Configuration
OPT_WLAN Default setting: OPT_WLAN=’no’
Activates package Wireless LAN.
WLAN_WEBGUI Default setting: WLAN_WEBGUI=’yes’
Aktivates the web interface for package Wireless LAN.
WLAN_REGDOMAIN This variable determines the country settings. Valid values are ISO
3166-1 alpha-2 country codes i.e. ’DE’ for Germany. In most countries different legal
presets apply for frequency channels and transmission power.
WLAN_N Number of independent WLAN Configurations. If this is set to ’1’ behavior is like
in earlier fli4l versions when only one configuration was allowed.
WLAN_x_MAC MAC address of the WLAN card in this notation:
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Each X is a Hex Digit of the MAC Address for the card that belongs to this configuration.
If none of the MAC addresses entered here matches a particular card the configuration in
WLAN_1_* will be applied to this card and a warning message containing the card’s MAC
address will be displayed. Enter this address in the config file to assure that the web
interface will work without problems.
WLAN_x_MAC_OVERRIDE This setting changes the MAC address of the WLAN card.
This is used to connect to a WLAN where MAC-filtering is active without changing the
filters. This is useful for WAN connections that are fixed to i.e. the MAC address of the
WLAN-USB-stick delivered by the provider.
WLAN_x_ESSID The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name for your wireless lan. The
string has a maximum length of 32 characters and is also called “Network Name”. It is
configured in the access point of a wireless lan and is used by all clients accessing it. The
SSID has to be identical for all joining nodes also for Ad-Hoc networking.
WLAN_x_MODE Sets the WLAN mode to be used by the card.
Default setting: WLAN_x_MODE=’ad-hoc’
Possible values:
ad-hoc wireless net without Access-Point
managed managed wireless net with several cells
master the WLAN card is working as an Access-Point
WLAN_x_MODE=’master’ will only working with adequate WLAN drivers.
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