From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 7 18:39:26 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43C8016A420 for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:39:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nikos@mauve.gr) Received: from mail.vivodinet.gr (mail4.vivodinet.gr [80.76.39.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4E3E343D49 for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:39:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nikos@mauve.gr) Received: (qmail 27451 invoked from network); 7 Feb 2006 18:39:10 -0000 Received: from dslcustomer-208-149.vivodi.gr (HELO nikolas) (83.171.208.149) by 0 with SMTP; 7 Feb 2006 18:39:10 -0000 Message-ID: <001301c62c15$c7b2d880$c500a8c0@nikolas> From: "N. Michailidis" To: Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:39:07 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Atheros card channel utilisation problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:39:26 -0000 I have a Cisco Atheros chipset card (AIR-P121AG-W-K9) working under = pfSense 26Dec 1.0 Beta software (FreeBSD based) This wlan card supports the 13 ETSI 802.11b channels, but will only = transmit on the first 11 FCC channels. One can set it up via ifconfig to channels 12 and 13 without receiving = any error message, but the card on AP mode will simply not transmit. I have not tested whether in client mode will function on channels 12 = and 13. As seen from below countrycode =3D0, regdomain=3D104 Possibly a change in here is needed. Can Sam Leffler help me to short it out please. Thank you in advance $ sysctl dev.ath.0 dev.ath.0.%desc: Atheros 5212 dev.ath.0.%driver: ath dev.ath.0.%location: slot=3D9 function=3D0 dev.ath.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=3D0x168c device=3D0x0013 subvendor=3D0x14b9 = subdevice=3D0xcc21 class=3D0x020000 dev.ath.0.%parent: pci0 dev.ath.0.smoothing_rate: 95 dev.ath.0.sample_rate: 10 dev.ath.0.countrycode: 0 dev.ath.0.regdomain: 104 dev.ath.0.debug: 0 dev.ath.0.slottime: 20 dev.ath.0.acktimeout: 35 dev.ath.0.ctstimeout: 35 dev.ath.0.softled: 0 dev.ath.0.ledpin: 0 dev.ath.0.ledon: 0 dev.ath.0.ledidle: 2700 dev.ath.0.txantenna: 0 dev.ath.0.rxantenna: 2 dev.ath.0.diversity: 0 dev.ath.0.txintrperiod: 5 dev.ath.0.diag: 0 dev.ath.0.tpscale: 0 dev.ath.0.tpc: 0=20 ifconfig returns this on ch 11, (Access point working)=20 $ ifconfig -v ath0 ath0: flags=3D8943 mtu = 1500 inet6 fe80::240:96ff:fea5:49c6%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1=20 inet 10.2.8.131 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 10.2.8.143 ether 00:40:96:a5:49:c6 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11b status: associated ssid sw1iyf channel 11 (2462) bssid 00:40:96:a5:49:c6 authmode OPEN privacy OFF deftxkey UNDEF powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 txpowmax 20 txpower 20 rtsthreshold 2346 fragthreshold 2346 -pureg protmode OFF -wme burst ssid SHOW -apbridge dtimperiod 1 bintval 100 and this on ch 12, (Access point NOT working)=20 $ ifconfig -v ath0 ath0: flags=3D8943 mtu = 1500 inet6 fe80::240:96ff:fea5:49c6%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1=20 inet 10.2.8.131 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 10.2.8.143 ether 00:40:96:a5:49:c6 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11b status: associated ssid sw1iyf channel 12 (2467) bssid 00:40:96:a5:49:c6 authmode OPEN privacy OFF deftxkey UNDEF powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 txpowmax 20 txpower 20 rtsthreshold 2346 fragthreshold 2346 -pureg protmode OFF -wme burst ssid SHOW -apbridge dtimperiod 1 bintval 100 $ ifconfig -v ath0 list chan Channel 1 : 2412 Mhz 11g Channel 52 : 5260* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 2 : 2417 Mhz 11g Channel 56 : 5280* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 3 : 2422 Mhz 11g Channel 60 : 5300* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 4 : 2427 Mhz 11g Channel 64 : 5320* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 5 : 2432 Mhz 11g Channel 100 : 5500* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 6 : 2437* Mhz 11g Channel 104 : 5520* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 7 : 2442 Mhz 11g Channel 108 : 5540* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 8 : 2447 Mhz 11g Channel 112 : 5560* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 9 : 2452 Mhz 11g Channel 116 : 5580* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 10 : 2457 Mhz 11g Channel 120 : 5600* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 11 : 2462 Mhz 11g Channel 124 : 5620* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 12 : 2467 Mhz 11g Channel 128 : 5640* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 13 : 2472 Mhz 11g Channel 132 : 5660* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 34 : 5170* Mhz 11a Channel 136 : 5680* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 36 : 5180* Mhz 11a Channel 140 : 5700* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 38 : 5190* Mhz 11a Channel 149 : 5745* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 40 : 5200* Mhz 11a Channel 153 : 5765* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 42 : 5210* Mhz 11a Channel 157 : 5785* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 44 : 5220* Mhz 11a Channel 161 : 5805* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 46 : 5230* Mhz 11a Channel 165 : 5825* Mhz 11a = =20 Channel 48 : 5240* Mhz 11a =20 Other pertinent info is : (exerpt from pciconf -lv) ath0@pci0:9:0: class=3D0x020000 card=3D0xcc2114b9 chip=3D0x0013168c = rev=3D0x01 hdr=3D0x00 vendor =3D 'Atheros Communications Inc.' device =3D 'AR5212, AR5213 802.11a/b/g Wireless Adapter' class =3D network subclass =3D ethernet =20