This is to help track and resolve bugs with the DebianLinuxAccessPoint and DebianApImage projects. If you think you've found a bug in how the image works please list it here along with all the information I might need to fix it. Thanks -- AdamShand.

See also: DebianAp, DebianApImage

Feature Requests

• Setup for iw_mode command to set default mode (master/managed/adhoc)
• Add notes on how to set power for cards

• ExtrusionDetection (Snort)

• Automatic rules update for ExtrusionDetection

• Test NoCatAuth CaptivePortal mode

• Setup Exim with TLS for mail proxying (warn about earthlink)
  • Setup transparent proxy for port 80 and port 25
• Add the debian package for Wavemon (new in unstable)
• Is webmin a good idea?
• Add CBQ (debian package shaper)

• SSL support on nocat auth page -EricJohanson

  • Are you referring to the NoCatAuth bug where https requests don't get proxied to the portal properly or are you wanting the login page to the SSL'd? -- AdamShand

• Touch screen support. Can this be done without X? non-X-scribble?

  • I think this requires X. X will be supported once I get docs from CoryWebb on how to make the pen drivers work and a working XF86Config file.n -- AdamShand

    • You should check with Mark Curran, I think he has added X to your image already --MichaelCodanti

• Real time reporting...

  • WirelessAntFarm from Vortex looks like a promising start. EricJohanson is also working on something. -- AdamShand

• Setting up image to work with other devices (EG: SBCs with different PCMCIA bridges)

  • I think this should "just work". Can you document any issues? -- AdamShand

• Setting up a default message on telnet/ssh; "you are not logged in via nocat, please goto http://aa.bb.cc.dd/"

Open Bugs

From AdamShand

• Upgrade to latest version of NoCatAuth to fix browser problems.

• Upgrade to 2.4.17 and latest HostApMode drives to try and resolve NetStumbler issues

From TerrySchmidt:

• Screen doesn't turn off (might be my bios settings)
• How do you make grub bootable? (without loading lilo first and then booting and choosing grub)

  • working on it, if anyone else wants to figure this out it would be appreciated. -- AdamShand

From EricJohanson:

• /etc/lilo.conf.install does not point to correct kernel image; (both 2.2.x and 2.4.x)
• warnings loading modules; /var/log/something is readonly on kernel boot
• My screen *does* turn off, once I tweaked the bios
• Why can't I ping/traceroute out via the NAT?
• having lynx installed would help debugging 'net connections
• What does this mean? Any why is it saying it sooooo much? I get 1-2 of these per second. /var/log on my system is over 300 megs.

  • I believe this will be fixed with the next update which includes the lastest HostAp drivers. Well see anyway -- AdamShand

This is from running 'netstubler on a windows box.

Unable to Duplicate

• DNS Server doesn't load upon bootup
• DHCP Server doesn't load upon bootup

  • I had this problem when i was setting up my own linux ap image, you the hostap driver takes a little while to initialize, longer than a normal one, so i fixed it by bumping dhcp to S99 in /etc/rc2.d/ --ForrestEnglish

Resolved Bugs

• AdHoc mode! This would be VERY helpful for SWN folks..... I've heard rumors that we want to use ADHoc for PtP links...

  • AdHoc mode is supported, you just need to change the mode the card is in from master to managed in /etc/network/interfaces (it ships as an AccessPoint by default). -- AdamShand

• Needs update to 2.4.16 (10 Dec 2001)
• Disable -- MARK -- in syslog ("-m 0") (10 Dec 2001)
• Add simple batch file or configuration to switch to bridging instead of NAT (see /usr/local/bin/bridge-setup.sh 10 Dec 2001)

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