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Date:      Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:10:50 -0700
From:      Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
To:        Nathan Lay <nslay@comcast.net>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: -pureg doesn't stick
Message-ID:  <468FF34A.7070306@errno.com>
In-Reply-To: <468C5FAF.8060702@comcast.net>
References:  <468C5FAF.8060702@comcast.net>

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Nathan Lay wrote:
> Hi list,
> I have a recent build (July 1st) and running it as a wireless AP (with
> hostapd WPA-PSK TKIP) using an atheros card (Netgear WG311T).  I've been
> trying to get an 802.11b client on and I noticed the -pureg option
> doesn't seem to stick at bootup.
> e.g. this rc.conf line
> ifconfig_ath0="ssid Lamp channel 9 mediaopt hostap -pureg up"
> 
> Maybe -pureg should be specified somewhere else in that line (I also
> tried "-pureg ssid Lamp channel 9 mediaopt hostap up")?  Anyways, I have
> to login and manually set ath0 to -pureg in order for the 802.11b client
> to associate.

pureg is not the default.  Can you provide ifconfig -v output that shows
it enabled?  Also wlandebug auth+assoc should show why your 11b client
is not allowed to associate.

> 
> On the side, this same 802.11b client, which runs Windows XP SP2 on a
> Thinkpad T41 with an Intel Pro Wireless 2100 card will crash both
> 6.2-RELEASE and 7.0-CURRENT with medium traffic (e.g. streaming radio). 
> On the 6.2 system, the backtrace indicated that the crash occurred in
> the atheros driver itself ... though I don't have that core handy.  I
> have no way to get the debugging information off of the 7.0 machine
> until I get a serial cable, but the crash is fairly simple to reproduce
> (The 6.2 system would crash 2-3 times a day due to this one client).

I need a stack trace to proceed.

	Sam



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