Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:08:23 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: mailinglistmember@mgwigglesworth.net Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Solved] Re:Commands for AR5212 cause system to hang using 8.2-STABLE Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmon9C2n7mmmwM4nzAg1fEEyyA=j8HrGAUPcVSPavMngMAg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E5EE805.5010905@mgwigglesworth.net> References: <4E5D5422.9040609@mgwigglesworth.net> <CAJ-Vmon_OazA8CBVcexD39uy5d7oXz5FrtGsoffRc%2BhSceJL=g@mail.gmail.com> <4E5EE805.5010905@mgwigglesworth.net>
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I didn't think wlan_xauth was deprecated; it should be installed in /boot/kernel/ . Adrian On 1 September 2011 10:03, Martes G Wigglesworth <mailinglistmember@mgwigglesworth.net> wrote: > On 08/30/2011 09:47 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> >> Can you please try 8.0-RELEASE and see if it works for you? I'd like >> to see where things broke along the FreeBSD-7 -> =A0FreeBSD-8.2 path. > > I finished another upgrade from source, and after the restart the ifconfi= g > commands worked immediately. > I guess whatever I did last Spring, was only a partial install. > Results were as follows: > <code> > |router0>ifconfig > ath0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 2= 290 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:1b:2f:37:02:46 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g <= hostap> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: running > lagg0: flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:00:00:00:00:00 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: Ethernet autoselect > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: no carrier > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0laggproto failover > wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu = 1500 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:1b:2f:37:02:46 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g <= hostap> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: running > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ssid wrouter0 channel 1 (2412 MHz 11g) bssid 00:1b:2f:37:0= 2:46 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 23 scanva= lid 60 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1 -dfs | > </code> > > I am able to get the wlan0 device to associate, and to scan, as listed > below: > <code> > router0> ifconfig wlan0 scan > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0SSID/MESH ID =A0 =A0BSSID =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0CHAN RATE =A0 S:N =A0 =A0 INT > CAPS > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0CZXQ2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 00:26:b8:46:70:8= d =A0 =A01 =A0 54M -85:-96 =A0100 EPS > =A0WME HTCAP ATH > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A04EK81 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 00:26:b8:1f:ba:4= 1 =A0 =A01 =A0 54M -92:-96 =A0100 EPS > =A0WME HTCAP ATH > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0virgicom-wi... =A000:18:e7:0d:16:1a =A0 = =A02 =A0 54M =A0 0:0 =A0 =A0100 EPS > =A0WPA > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Belkin.306C =A0 =A0 94:44:52:a3:f0:6c =A0 = =A01 =A0 54M -86:-96 =A0100 EP > =A0 MESHCONF MESHCONF WPS HTCAP WPA RSN WME > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A088VC7 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 00:1f:90:ed:8d:b= 9 =A0 =A01 =A0 54M -88:-96 =A0100 EPS > =A0WME ATH > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ALLEN =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 00:24:b2:d6:57:2= c =A0 =A02 =A0 54M =A0 0:0 =A0 =A0100 EPS > =A0WME HTCAP ATH WPS > </code> > > However, the current issue may be something that is a simple "staleness" > issue with a faulty kernel install, and hostapd. > When attempting to get hostapd running, I get the following: > > <code> > router0>/etc/rc.d/hostapd start > kldload: can't load wlan_xauth: No such file or directory > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0/etc/rc.d/hostapd: WARNING: Unable to load ker= nel module > wlan_xauth > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0/etc/rc.d/hostapd: WARNING: failed precmd rout= ine for hostapd > </code> > > Here is the currently installed version, which is asking for the seemingl= y > depricated kernel module wlan_xauth. > <code> > router0> hostapd -v > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0hostapd v0.7.3 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0User space daemon for IEEE 802.11 AP manag= ement, > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authentica= tor > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Copyright (c) 2002-2010, Jouni Malinen <j@= w1.fi> and > contributors > </code> > > I have found that I am actually missing the required wlan_xauth.ko > wlan_xauth.symbols entries in /boot/kernel so I must have a messy install= of > the 8.2-STABLE kernel. > > I am considering this issue resolved, since I can fully utilize the wlan0 > mechanism now. > > Thanks again. > > -- > Respectfully, > > > Martes G Wigglesworth > M. G. Wigglesworth Holdings, LLC > www.mgwigglesworth.net > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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