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Date:      Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:38:51 +0300
From:      valqk@lozenetz.org
To:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   If_ndis with marvel strange problem.
Message-ID:  <20060629233851.yjsoklj0004o4g80@mail.webreality.org>

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Ok, so... I have asus wl108g a marvell chipset.

I'm running: FreeBSD silentbox 5.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.5-RELEASE #0: Tue 
May 23 14:58:27 UTC 2006     
root@perseus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

The card can't accosiate with APs, only with Ad-Hoc modes cards!?????


I've found a drivers for 'client' mode card at asus site and compiled 
it with ndisgen.

the driver loads ok after kldload:
---------------
no match for ObfReferenceObject
no match for _except_handler3
no match for MmProbeAndLockPages
no match for MmUnlockPages
ndis0: <ASUS 802.11b/g Network Adapter> mem 
0xd3110000-0xd311ffff,0xd3100000-0xd310ffff irq 5 at device 8.0 on pci1
ndis0: NDIS API version: 5.0
ndis0: Ethernet address: 00:11:d8:85:ca:0f
ndis0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
ndis0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
---------------

the card is in ifconfig ndis0:

#>ifconfig ndis0
ndis0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        ether 00:11:d8:85:ca:0f
        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect
        status: no carrier
        ssid ""
        channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
        rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
        wepmode OFF weptxkey 1


ok, so here we go...
on one computer (a linux box) I set:
#>iwconfig wlan0 essid test channel 1 enc 12345678901234567890123456 
mode Ad-Hoc

on the fbsd box I do:
#>ifconfig ndis0 ssid test channel 1 weptxkey 1 wepkey 
1:0x12345678901234567890123456 wepmode on mediaopt adhoc up


and I get the ndis0 card associated with test ssid to the other linux 
box card! Even running encryption.

but when I do:

#>ifconfig ndis0 ssid myap channel 9  weptxkey 1 wepkey 
1:0x3974d8d297cc86284ca4e4251f wepmode on up

well... nothing happens, the card blinks a few times for transmission 
and nothing, stays in status no carrier and an empty ssid!


I can't get the point? I've tested setting other mediaopt than Adhoc 
but the driver returns error....


Please HELP!

Thank you very much!
Any ideas are welcome!


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