Rakim Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Hi, I am new to Pineapple and have been pretty successful setting it up, however with one big exception: I am unable to use both internal and external(USB) radio at the same time without NHA powering down and back up. I have seen this might be related to power issues, however I am running both USB powered hub and power brick when testing this. lsusb output: lsusb Output Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0781:5571 SanDisk Corp. Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n Sometimes after the boot I can't bring up wlan1 : root@Pineapple:~# ifconfig wlan1 up ifconfig: SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device This can be usually solved by replugging the NHA into the usb. root@Pineapple:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off eth1 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Tx-Power=27 dBm RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:on If I add another client interface via Network manager or try to set up client connection on WLAN1 via the wireless_connect.sh script the WLAN1 interface dissapears: root@Pineapple:~# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Tx-Power=27 dBm RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:on eth0 no wireless extensions. br-lan no wireless extensions. lsusb still sees the NHA but LED is not flashing anymore. Any hints? I have no idea where to go next. Edited April 21, 2013 by Rakim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Make sure your supplying the Pineapple with enough power. -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakim Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hi Foxtrot, thanks for the answer! I am using powered USB hub and 12v DC/1200ma power brick..I think that should be sufficient. The usb hub is the same as the one sold in Hak5 shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakim Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Hi, I have the usb hub from Hak5 shop connected to usb charger with red port and connecting only sandisk cruzer fit 4gb as secondary swap partition and Alfa NHA external usb antenna and pineappple connected to brick and when I turn on anything on wlan 1, the interface goes down and led on NHA stops glowing. What can be wrong with my set-up? Edited April 21, 2013 by Rakim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hi, I have the usb hub from Hak5 shop connected to usb charger with red port and connecting only sandisk cruzer fit 4gb as secondary swap partition and Alfa NHA external usb antenna and pineappple connected to brick and when I turn on anything on wlan 1, the interface goes down and led on NHA stops glowing. What can be wrong with my set-up? Seems odd... Have you tried a reflash?? -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakim Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hi, I went ahead and bought two things: 4port usb hub powered from brick and US to EU converter so I am using the original power brick.. I will test and post the results.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakim Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 OK, I have tried it with the new setup, still no luck.. I will try to reflash the device again. Are there any commands that might be helpfull? Thanks, Rakim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakim Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 Ok, now I am able to start up both antennas!!! reflashing solved it hehe I was going crazy over it.. Any tips on how to force wlan1 to connect to my own AP via network manager? thanks.. Rakim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Ok, now I am able to start up both antennas!!! reflashing solved it hehe I was going crazy over it.. Any tips on how to force wlan1 to connect to my own AP via network manager? thanks.. Rakim Glad to hear you got it fixed! Mark the thread solved. as for the bridge, I am sure thier is a thread on that. Use the search function. -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakim Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 In case somebody finds this topic: Make sure there is no power leaking from the USB hub back to the pineapple as this can cause a lot of stability issues. To test this, plug in the (powered) usb hub into unpowered pinneaple, if it turns on you need to cut the red wire feeding the power from usb hub back to pineapple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.