error setting up mesh: devel at lists.open80211s.org

[Javier Cardona]

Hi Tejus,

mac80211 only allows one active interface per phy at any given time
(the only exception to this is a monitor interface).  This means that
to bring down the default managed interface that is normally created
when you bring up your system (typically called wlanN). E.g.

ifconfig wlan0 down
iw dev wlan0 interface add mesh type mp mesh_id ubsec

You could also remove the wlan0 interface and add the mesh interface
to the phy directly ( e.g. iw phy phy0 interface add ... )

Javier



On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Tejus Kudari <tkudari at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been trying to setup the open80211s mesh, but I get this error after I
> run the command after the first time:
>
> iw dev wlan0 interface add mesh type mp mesh_id ubsec
>
> command failed: Too many open files in system (-23)
>
> However, if I run this command after a restart, the interface is set up just
> fine.
>
> What could I do about this?
>
> PS: I have the  Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter running the ath5k
> driver
> I am running Ubuntu 8.10
>
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