From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 17:38:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A86661065817 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:38:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f21.google.com (mail-ew0-f21.google.com [209.85.219.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57CA88FC19 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:38:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: by ewy14 with SMTP id 14so721049ewy.19 for ; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:38:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=jfLfu+i1YGdu773j8A1i9QOocfj41HLCZukP+m2IpEY=; b=riBSLJLHcAWtLMeliOeu5+fNitdTxgvGM4mOAm4ba2KV9zUTFluPK5yInVuRNkio/w P1yI1T8tWYpp7DyfFR1g7Dqr+WWswOloIn0+DybcX8Ym6j8tmCZC0esyx3V7jfdYci2A bZ2KWKsFto+OnL1ccPItY9WlnIu14m/QFJzOc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=CmontZQqVwHsx1y/HzzTnCFVcZC10sWzQe1H6IDdQNPJAIc1hSpZ9EyqFM6DwaL3Ty BXzPVG4H7CzO2g2Xk0X0zmU9p7Rt9kus7TrHjAo15AyaX/kDCfVv+FeKWQyQAF2U6H1c +cflOCBsvQjT1LK0x8i9Pgk2hMbJR423gRwXY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.59.14 with SMTP id h14mr73891eba.172.1233855489098; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:38:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <3a142e750902050618l1736032bue8c2a21da7e73d52@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:38:09 +0100 Message-ID: <3a142e750902050938g7f57a244jb85e30f9eeca6200@mail.gmail.com> From: "Paul B. Mahol" To: Lars Lonne Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No wifi signal with usb antenna (rum driver) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:38:13 -0000 On 2/5/09, Lars Lonne wrote: > 2009/2/5 Paul B. Mahol : >> On 2/4/09, Lars Lonne wrote: >>> Hi all. I have recently installed FreeBSD-7.1-RELEASE on my Compaq Evo >>> laptop. It used to dualboot with windows xp and gentoo linux, but I >>> decided to give FreeBSD a try instead, so now it dualboots with >>> windows and FreeBSD. My biggest problem is connecting to the internet >>> over the local wifi network. I am using a usb antenna, which uses the >>> rum driver in FreeBSD. When using windows, the signal strength is low >>> (I am located quite far from the access point), but works fine. I can >>> connect to the network and get on the internet, no problem. Problem is >>> when I start FreeBSD, I cannot get a signal, i.e. ifconfig always >>> reports "no carrier". I can connect to the network with FreeBSD if I >>> move closer to the AP, but it is impractical for me to do so. >>> >>> Has anyone experienced anything similar, or know what could be causing >>> it? Please let me know if you need more information. Hope you can help >>> me. >>> >>> /lars >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> >> This is known "rum" issue, some code is missing. >> >> I debuged it some time ago, but with no luck. >> I will try again some time later .... >> >> -- >> Paul >> > > Thank you for your reply. I have the same problem with the ral driver > (as I mentioned in an earlier email to this mailing list) when I am > using a different antenna (a pc-card). Is this also a known issue with > the ral driver? If on linux(open source driver, not via ndiswrapper) you do not have such problem, than it is ral driver fault. -- Paul