From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 17:21:16 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 514C1106570B for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:21:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lonnelars@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D42368FC31 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:21:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lonnelars@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so208822fgb.35 for ; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=BrkzHl5AiZcXtLIlcd+/62dNrvaK8Xi/CpvU3fUUM2U=; b=iEmvzjTHmKOXBoJfJbE5/44GqB0OUpns34uotw4navCg5Q0p7Syq5oL9/C24T8emB3 rjYZz24gWejD0Fktlq6Zu7Qjy8gzmeLlTkZ4gqcD7Dw64vxZtouf4gj+RLf4vD/zS+9l AubJ7UTRe45yPBGJkxhLSHvEuCjpI1RDZGor0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Rn0dEEuHgmgeCL0XbU73DEBAGhUanKGJoUcF4v8k5SbMTlBB01Yz0fTfrGb4KLXtdi TRzH/XJnbeBY6ihbGqRCbtFXZD3zUE95ztXZiy22uNPbfrqDcxbr92ueHGDaG9f+MOvK DPMCUPRCd3dKMabE+0DRHTAPjAmHOwekICaLA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.86.51.2 with SMTP id y2mr472131fgy.10.1233854474971; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3a142e750902050618l1736032bue8c2a21da7e73d52@mail.gmail.com> References: <3a142e750902050618l1736032bue8c2a21da7e73d52@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 19:21:14 +0200 Message-ID: From: Lars Lonne To: "Paul B. Mahol" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No wifi signal with usb antenna (rum driver) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:21:17 -0000 2009/2/5 Paul B. Mahol : > On 2/4/09, Lars Lonne wrote: >> Hi all. I have recently installed FreeBSD-7.1-RELEASE on my Compaq Evo >> laptop. It used to dualboot with windows xp and gentoo linux, but I >> decided to give FreeBSD a try instead, so now it dualboots with >> windows and FreeBSD. My biggest problem is connecting to the internet >> over the local wifi network. I am using a usb antenna, which uses the >> rum driver in FreeBSD. When using windows, the signal strength is low >> (I am located quite far from the access point), but works fine. I can >> connect to the network and get on the internet, no problem. Problem is >> when I start FreeBSD, I cannot get a signal, i.e. ifconfig always >> reports "no carrier". I can connect to the network with FreeBSD if I >> move closer to the AP, but it is impractical for me to do so. >> >> Has anyone experienced anything similar, or know what could be causing >> it? Please let me know if you need more information. Hope you can help >> me. >> >> /lars >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > This is known "rum" issue, some code is missing. > > I debuged it some time ago, but with no luck. > I will try again some time later .... > > -- > Paul > Thank you for your reply. I have the same problem with the ral driver (as I mentioned in an earlier email to this mailing list) when I am using a different antenna (a pc-card). Is this also a known issue with the ral driver?