Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:15:29 +0000 From: Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> To: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> Subject: Re: iwi on 7-STABLE Message-ID: <20090106201529.GA1004@laptop.piggybox> In-Reply-To: <4961115C.3010005@intersonic.se> References: <495AA573.4020303@intersonic.se> <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox> <495AC5AF.5060408@intersonic.se> <20090104145107.GA1005@laptop.piggybox> <4961115C.3010005@intersonic.se>
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Sunday, 4 January 2009 at 20:43:24 +0100, Per olof Ljungmark said: > Peter Harrison wrote: > >Wednesday, 31 December 2008 at 2:06:55 +0100, Per olof Ljungmark said: > >>Peter Harrison wrote: > >>>Tuesday, 30 December 2008 at 23:49:23 +0100, Per olof Ljungmark said: > >>> > >>>>Hi all, > >>>> > >>>>Here I am away with the family visiting friends and I REALLY need > >>>>to get the iwi if up and running. > >>>> > >>>>It's a recently updated system (7.1RC2). Read the man pages, tried > >>>>different variations on legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1, iwi_load, > >>>>firmware_load etc. in /boot/loader.conf but I cannot get a > >>>>connection to the router. > >>>> > >>>>It used to work on this box with my basic config, a Thinkpad T42, > >>>>and it still does with XP. > >>>> > >>>>The interface is associated to the access point ok. > >>>> > >>>>Anyone who can hint me on how to debug this? Would sysctl > >>>>debug.iwi.0=1 help? Of course, ANY information is of interest. Does > >>>>iwi have a problem with certain routers? > >>>> > >>>>Sorry, no config files, I'm without connectivity when booting > >>>>FreeBSD... > >>>> > >>>>Any help appriciated! > >>>I don't know whether iwi has issues with particular routers, however > >>>I do have it working on 7-STABLE i386 without difficulty. > >>> > >>>Does it help to see the relevant bits from my config? > >>> > >>>/boot/loader.conf: > >>> > >>>if_iwi_load=YES wlan_load=YES firmware_load=YES iwi_bss_load=YES > >>>iwi_ibss_load=YES iwi_monitor_load=YES legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 > >>> > >>>/etc/rc.conf: > >>> > >>>ifconfig_iwi0="inet 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid > >>>*********** bssid 00:14:bf:94:1e:75 channel 11 wepmode on wepkey > >>>**************************** deftxkey 1" > >>> > >>>(yes, I know I shouldn't still be using WEP). > >>> > >>>Works without difficult connecting to a Linksys router. > >>> > >>>I did have some difficulty I seem to recall when I turned off SSID > >>>broadcast on the router. I'd suggest trying with all the security > >>>turned off if you haven't already to see if you can connect at all, > >>>and then reintroduce the security measures later. > >>Thanks for your reply. > >> > >>Your config is identical to mine. I think something fishy is going on > >>here but don't know what it is - yet.. > >> > >>The router is a Netgear WNR854T. > > > >Have you tried running without WEP or WPA and with the router broadcasting > >the SSID, to test whether that's the issue? > > > > Yes, did that. In all the cases I've tested iwi is associated but no IP. > Several XP boxes works fine with same router and settings. A guess then > would be that the problem lies with the routers DHCP server rather than > the wireless. > > Now back home, I tried same config with our Linksys router and no problem. > > I could not find anything odd or unusual in the setup for the Netgear so > why this happened is still obscure to me. > Well that leaves me a bit stumped too I'm afraid. It could just be a compatibility issue with the router - possibly worth noting that I'm also successfully using a Linksys here. Have you tried assigning a static IP address? Peter Harrison. > -- > per > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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