From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 19 04:06:07 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3AC3CFE1 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:06:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cdptpa-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (cdptpa-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.166.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E969E20EA for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:06:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [96.28.178.143] ([96.28.178.143:27950] helo=localhost) by cdptpa-oedge03 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id 85/4C-31125-7A3EA825; Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:05:59 +0000 Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:05:59 +0000 Message-ID: <85.4C.31125.7A3EA825@cdptpa-oedge03> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org References: <87.6E.31125.9DE47825@cdptpa-oedge03> <86.76.16054.97148825@cdptpa-oedge01> Subject: Re: Question about online ath man page regarding access point X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.168.142:25 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:06:07 -0000 from Warren Block and my previous message: > > I now have a TPLink wireless router on order, scheduled to be delivered today. > > I get Internet access by directly connecting the Ethernet cable from computer to cable modem, but this is only good for one computer at a time. > > I was unable to connect with USB wireless adapter Hiro H50191, driver rsu, though FreeBSD recognized this adapter. > > I couldn't find any networks by scanning. Maybe that could be related to wireless router gradually failing? > That can happen. Sometimes, it's the cheap wall-wart AC adapter that > fails. Sometimes the capacitors inside the router itself go bad. > If you have moved equipment around, make certain the AC adapter > plugged into the router is actually the right one for it. I once > spent a couple of days "de-bricking" a Linksys that just would not > work. It had a Linksys 9V AC adapter... that was actually from > another Linksys unit. With a 12V adapter, it was fine. I guess you had a power shortage before you used the 12V adapter. I would use the adapter that comes with the router package. I don't really want to try the wireless with a faulty router, might fail to work when it would work with a good router. Now the new TP-Link router has arrived, but I just opened the package. Tom