Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:30:53 -0500 From: Paul Dokas <dokas@oitsec.umn.edu> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath and problems with wlan scanning Message-ID: <20060614193053.dfd9e2c2.dokas@oitsec.umn.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060609142224.4b79ca93.dokas@oitsec.umn.edu> References: <200606091328.k59DSThD012167@nic-naa.net> <4489836D.6020302@centtech.com> <20060609101508.40307089.dokas@oitsec.umn.edu> <4489B6BF.1090301@errno.com> <20060609142224.4b79ca93.dokas@oitsec.umn.edu>
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:22:24 -0500 Paul Dokas <dokas@oitsec.umn.edu> wrote: > Sure thing. Here's a quick summary of the problem that I'm seeing. > > + I've got one of these atheros based A/B/G cards: > http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=130 > > It works great in a co-workers laptop running 6.1 > > + Setting up ath0 to config via DHCP results in ath0 never getting an > IP address. Furthermore, while scanning, it appears to associate > for only a brief moment and then moves on to other channels. > > + Manually doing `ifconfig ath0 up` results in it associating just fine. > > I've tried booting with ACPI disabled and obtained the same results. Just a quick update. With some very appreciated help from Sam Leffler, I've now got my Atheros card working just fine with FreeBSD 6.1. The part that I was missing was to use wpa_supplicant to get the card to associate. I set the following in my /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_ath0="WPA DHCP" and created an /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf that looks something like this: ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel ap_scan=1 # network={ ssid="OpenAP" scan_ssid=1 key_mgmt=NONE } # network={ ssid="PrivateAP" scan_ssid=1 key_mgmt=NONE auth_alg=SHARED group=WEP104 wep_tx_keyidx=0 wep_key0=0123456789ABCDEF0123456789 } Obviously, I roam between a place that has an open AP and one that uses WEP. Paul -- Paul Dokas dokas at umn.edu ====================================================================== Don Juan Matus: "an enigma wrapped in mystery wrapped in a tortilla."
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