WiFi Access Point with 10.9

[madman1234]

Solved - WiFi Access Point with 10.9 (AR9280)

Hi,

I have a small Hack server running on 10.9 and I want to use the integrated Wifi Card as an Access Point for my iPhone / iPad / Laptop etc.

H77N-Wifi (with Atheros Card AR9280)

If I start the Internet Sharing Service, I'll get the following error message:

[..]
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.874229: Invoking setHOST_AP_MODE
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.874237: setDISASSOC from ATH_INTERFACE_CLASS disconnectVap
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.874243: switchVap from 1 to 6
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.895819: osif_com_vap_event_handler vap delete event
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.895833: deleteVap ****SYNC VAP DELETE SUCCESS
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.895873: setCHANNEL set phy mode for mode 8 failed
Nov 18 13:26:50 server com.apple.InternetSharing[49062]: AP start failed:
Nov 18 13:26:50 server kernel[0]: 134030.906230: Invoking getKEY_RSC
Nov 18 13:26:50 server com.apple.InternetSharing[49062]: *** no external service
[..]

The Server is able to access the Internet using the Ethernet Port. And this is also the Port I have selected for Internet Sharing. But it won't come up.

Any idea what is wrong?

Thanks

 

[madman1234]

I have the same error in /var/log/wifi.log, if I want to create a Wifi Network.

[..]
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.951 <kernel> setDISASSOC from ATH_INTERFACE_CLASS disconnectVap
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.951 <kernel> switchVap from 0 to 1
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.974 <kernel> osif_com_vap_event_handler vap delete event
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.974 <kernel> deleteVap ****SYNC VAP DELETE SUCCESS
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.974 <kernel> switchVap from 1 to 0
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.991 <kernel> osif_com_vap_event_handler vap delete event
Mon Nov 18 17:13:49.991 <kernel> deleteVap ****SYNC VAP DELETE SUCCESS
Mon Nov 18 17:13:50.001 <kernel> setCHANNEL set phy mode for mode 8 failed
Mon Nov 18 17:13:50.001 <kernel> setIBSS_MODE setting channel failed
[..]

Does anyone know, how I can troubleshoot this issue? Is there an option to enable wifi debug mode?

 

[madman1234]

This comes out when I run InternetSharing by CLI in Debug and Verbose Mode:

Nov 19 16:00:55 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: published changes: success
Nov 19 16:00:56 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: store_changed
Nov 19 16:00:56 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: set state: silent, state RESET(1020)->ON(1023), reason: NO_ERROR(0)->NO_ERROR(0), errnum 45->45
Nov 19 16:00:56 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: prefs_changed
Nov 19 16:00:56 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: published changes: success
Nov 19 16:03:01 server WindowServer[140]: window 500 is already attached to window 4fa
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: prefs_changed
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: update_configuration(service=0x7fc44ae095d0, iflist=0x7fc44ae09710, AP enabled, no DNS)
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: external interface address 192.168.0.20
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: external interface changed
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: new external interface: en0
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: AP info changed (Use AP=Yes, SWAP=No, AP power=Yes)
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: AP start failed:
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: update_configuration(service=0x0, iflist=0x0)
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: *** no external service
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: external interface changed
Nov 19 16:03:22 server com.apple.InternetSharing[48947]: no external interface
Nov 19 16:03:23 server com.apple.InternetSharing[49089]: AP start failed:
Nov 19 16:03:23 server com.apple.InternetSharing[49089]: *** no external servic

The Interface en0 (192.168.0.20) is my LAN IP Address and over this NIC the server is able to access the Internet....

I want to share this Interface to my iPhone etc.

 

[madman1234]

Summary:

If I use my Bluetooth PAN Network for Internet Sharing it works, no error message.

So the problem is not Internet Sharing, it is the wifi card.

I believe the problem is because of this error message:

Wed Nov 20 09:48:52.837 <kernel> setCHANNEL set phy mode for mode 8 failed
Wed Nov 20 09:48:52.837 <kernel> setIBSS_MODE setting channel failed

Is there any way to troubleshoot this???

Can anyone try to create a network using the AR9280 PCIe card? Does it work?

 

[madman1234]

This comes under "About this MAC"

Wifi Card: AzureWave AR5BHB92

 

[madman1234]

Solved:

I replaced the Wifi Card: AzureWave AR5BHB92 with a DW1515 (DELL) and everything works out of the box!!

So to avoid this problem, don't buy an AzureWave AR5BHB92.

Go for DW1515!!