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Date:      Fri, 2 Sep 2011 15:05:12 -0700
From:      Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com>
To:        mailinglistmember@mgwigglesworth.net
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: wlan0 rc.conf setup does not assign static ip on 8.2-STABLE
Message-ID:  <CAN6yY1urAnqB006K4T%2BuOvfgXyAFQt4R4b-1qNus50z4mgqA4Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4E614034.6070300@mgwigglesworth.net>
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On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Martes G Wigglesworth
<mailinglistmember@mgwigglesworth.net> wrote:
>
> The system has been giving me some issues with the ifconfig commands afte=
r
> an unstable world upgrade from 8.1-PRERELEASE.
>
> However, after re-installing the kernel all commands result in the
> appropriate functionality, except for wlan0 devices being assigned their
> static ip address from the rc.conf script.
>
> The device becomes active, and registers as an access point, when using
> hostap mode, having the
> desired ssid, however, no IP address is ever issues during the rc.conf
> setup process.
>
> Example:
> (with hostapd activated on boot)
> wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> =A0metric 0 m=
tu 1500
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:1b:2f:37:02:46
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g<h=
ostap>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0status: running
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ssid wireless2 channel 1 (2412 MHz 11g) bssid 00:1b:2f:37:=
02:46
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0country US ecm authmode WPA privacy MIXED deftxkey 2
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0AES-CCM 2:128-bit AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 23 scanvalid 6=
0
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1 -dfs
>
> (without hostapd activated on boot)
> wlan0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> =A0metric 0 m=
tu 1500
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0ether 00:1b:2f:37:02:46
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g<h=
ostap>
> =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
>
> rc.conf section for this device is as follows:
>
> wlans_ath0=3D"wlan0"
> create_args_wlan0=3D"wlanmode hostap"
> ifconfig_wlan0=3D"inet 192.168.200.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 ssid " "
> mode 54g channel 1"
>
>
> However, all works perfectly, if I simply assign the intended ip address
> to the wlan0 device.
>
> Any input on this?

The first thing I noticed was the multiple quotation marks and the
incorrect mode.
Does it work better as:
ifconfig_wlan0=3D"inet 192.168.200.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 ssid wrouter0
mode 11g channel 1"
or, to make it cleaner:
ifconfig_wlan0=3D"inet 192.168.200.1/16 ssid wrouter0 mode 11g channel 1"

Will the AP be routed or bridged? If it is bridged, there is no need
for it to have an address.
--=20
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer - Retired
E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com



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