Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:12:47 +0000 From: Jason Henson <jason@ec.rr.com> To: gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: D-Link NIC. Message-ID: <1110096767l.35999l.0l@BARTON> In-Reply-To: <efb8582050305224513598f67@mail.gmail.com> (from normal1.lists@gmail.com on Sun Mar 6 01:45:48 2005) References: <efb858205030513273fea6df1@mail.gmail.com> <422a3b4c.6460c00f.48d7.412b@smtp.gmail.com> <422A6872.7000706@makeworld.com> <efb8582050305224513598f67@mail.gmail.com>
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On 03/06/05 01:45:48, gabriel wrote: > Interestingly enough, even though I've compiled the driver into the > kernel, the card isnt recognized by it. >=20 > dolores# kldload if_ath.ko > kldload: can't load if_ath.ko: File exists > dolores# > interface if_ath.1 already present in the KLD 'kernel'! > and nothing in ifconfig. >=20 > I think I'm out of options? Should I give up? >=20 > Try to narrow your problem. I have had issues with wireless security =20 in the past. The way I got it working was to disable all security on =20 the ap to get a connection, then work my way to the securest config I =20 could get tell it stopped working. Never give up! If you compiled =20 your driver into the kernel and you have a bin file that came with your =20 driver it won't work until you make the bin file a shared object and =20 put it somewhere like /boot/modules. Here is some info and links: Card: D-Link DWL-520 (Rev D1) Chipset: Realtek RTL8180 (rev 20) pciid: 10ec:8180 Driver: ftp://202.65.194.18/cn/wlan/rtl8180l/ndis5x-8180(173).zip Driver: http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/drivers/ndiswrapper/ndis5x-8180=20 (173).zip Other: AP isnt found automagically but iwlist wlan0 scan shows AP's. =20 WEP untested. Debian sarge. kernel-2.6.8-2. ndiswrapper-1.0 http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/List?PHPSESSID=3D007e1= 0656724d8c88d0669e8f82ef943 http://support.dlink.com/products/ http://acx100.sourceforge.net/ http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/DlinkCard
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