From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 16:03:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A093E106564A for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from randy@psg.com) Received: from rip.psg.com (rip.psg.com [IPv6:2001:418:1::39]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72E868FC17 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from randy@psg.com) Received: from 50.216.138.210.bn.2iij.net ([210.138.216.50] helo=rmac.psg.com) by rip.psg.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1JoKxq-000Obi-V3 for freebsd-net@freebsd.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:27 +0000 Message-ID: <480E0C4D.30909@psg.com> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:03:25 +0900 From: Randy Bush User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Macintosh/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Net X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: ifconfig ath0 unable to get channel information X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:03:27 -0000 current of Apr 21 23:09 gmt. soekris 5501 with metrix minipci. this worked in build of 31 march. # ifconfig ath0 channel 11 ssid rgnet-aden wep wepkey thirteenletrs weptxkey 1 mediaopt hostap up ifconfig: unable to get channel information # ifconfig ath0 channel 11 ssid rgnet-aden wep wepkey thirteenletrs weptxkey 1 ifconfig: unable to get channel information hostapd not running as just wep nothing fancy yet kernel built with # Wireless NIC cards device wlan # 802.11 support device wlan_wep # 802.11 WEP support device wlan_ccmp # 802.11 CCMP support device wlan_tkip # 802.11 TKIP support device wlan_amrr # AMRR transmit rate control algorithm device an # Aironet 4500/4800 802.11 wireless NICs. device ath # Atheros pci/cardbus NIC's device ath_hal # Atheros HAL (Hardware Access Layer) device ath_rate_sample # SampleRate tx rate control for ath #device ral # Ralink Technology RT2500 wireless NICs. #device wi # WaveLAN/Intersil/Symbol 802.11 wireless NICs. #device wl # Older non 802.11 Wavelan wireless NIC. boots as May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: mem 0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq 15 at device 17.0 on pci0 May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: [ITHREAD] May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interfa ce May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6 i can see it bouncing trying to come up # athstats 30929 data frames received 14 mib overflow interrupts 0M current transmit rate 20586 rx failed 'cuz of bad CRC 689 rx failed 'cuz of PHY err 689 CCK restart 1 switched default/rx antenna Antenna profile: [1] tx 0 rx 30929 randy