From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 25 13:38:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75720106568D for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:38:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: from tinker.exit.com (tinker.exit.com [IPv6:2001:470:80f4:0:2e0:81ff:fe2b:acbc]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 306A38FC13 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:38:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: from jill.exit.com (jill.exit.com [IPv6:2001:470:80f4:0:2e0:81ff:fe33:7e9a]) by tinker.exit.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8PDa5d0020579; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:36:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=exit.com; s=tinker; t=1222349765; bh=LzQC/Uqe5uEN8pBMKS8KHjmWIL/Z2mcKFsueaTHov5Y=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version; b=tHZsActi FihfV/ZLTheqhlkQemVzQcoUU+73F4un8DXHNLjSrDMw5CJ65DxcB9XwsujhTRTA7sf QjeSF57cNnCzDHxbe9lWAgoMs5VOMxn06+/7oh28K7LBBKRtUNt2r+MdvVD5mxNsPwK q7FzTwXDjXQbXqhn11KrTtEP78/fo= Received: from jill.exit.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jill.exit.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8PDc2Qx005052; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:38:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: (from frank@localhost) by jill.exit.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m8PDc1jq005051; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:38:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) X-Authentication-Warning: jill.exit.com: frank set sender to frank@exit.com using -f From: Frank Mayhar To: "Paul B. Mahol" In-Reply-To: <3a142e750809250559h4f45bea0w524e1cb32b015ac6@mail.gmail.com> References: <1222317948.1740.10.camel@jill.exit.com> <3a142e750809250559h4f45bea0w524e1cb32b015ac6@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Exit Consulting Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:38:01 -0700 Message-Id: <1222349881.1740.13.camel@jill.exit.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/8330/Thu Sep 25 04:58:22 2008 on tinker.exit.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-mobile Subject: Re: Atheros wireless problems. X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: frank@exit.com List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:38:03 -0000 On Thu, 2008-09-25 at 14:59 +0200, Paul B. Mahol wrote: > On 9/25/08, Frank Mayhar wrote: > > So I obtained a D-Link DWL-AG660 cardbus card, which has a 5213 (I > > believe) Atheros chipset in it; it's an a/b/g card. This is to use > > while the chipset embedded in my laptop isn't supported. It came today, > > I installed it tonight and, well, problems. > > > > I can get it to associate and, sometimes, even to get an IP address, but > > as soon as I start trying to actually pass traffic on it, all hell > > breaks loose. It starts timing out and the ath_hal starts complaining. > > What version of ath_hal are you using? Try one from CURRENT. Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am actually running 8-current: ath_hal: 0.10.5.10 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2133, RF2425, RF2417) -- Frank Mayhar frank@exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/ http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/ http://www.zazzle.com/fmayhar*