From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 17:44:18 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 B552C106570E for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:44:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f21.google.com (mail-ew0-f21.google.com [209.85.219.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41D548FC14 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:44:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: by ewy14 with SMTP id 14so731271ewy.19 for ; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:44:17 -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=BWUR/f643/F+fdFoxdxyC+BT+Ektc2TzB5zdeBQLy8E=; b=TggE+DKr5goyYRFebWRixuHewV15Esx90V1TAW7KQDxZqHhOoVI981Nu8wB0C83eNN 0vdGxgFy8FRqyCXJ6W0kUyszKTNQ52tNBZlawmvtMYfMJOhlrZwzB8TyEQwRes5b8w2Y Ezvsa5J3frWvYPMl6w1W6jI6eWyGMzc05c6ec= 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=j2OhoivwEFADkRS7rb9537zOm+DTbxgycpsG38B4BxrskklztDh9QYbZ/19bcnYd66 r3INEiYJ+X1awkv/9V0Gify3z1PawisUClivOdGWqYU7WUjfTZkRwA0I9PWP+md8jgQw DFn/KIcr0MMmsc6E7cFd1Yz+a4FCMFJgyHp24= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.62.3 with SMTP id k3mr549916eba.76.1233855857284; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:44:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3a142e750902050938g7f57a244jb85e30f9eeca6200@mail.gmail.com> References: <3a142e750902050618l1736032bue8c2a21da7e73d52@mail.gmail.com> <3a142e750902050938g7f57a244jb85e30f9eeca6200@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:44:17 +0100 Message-ID: <3a142e750902050944l55fd7904l3222dcbd4e3596fe@mail.gmail.com> From: "Paul B. Mahol" To: Lars Lonne Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 17:44:19 -0000 On 2/5/09, Paul B. Mahol wrote: > On 2/5/09, Lars Lonne wrote: >> 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? > > If on linux(open source driver, not via ndiswrapper) you do not have > such problem, than it is ral driver fault. Until such issues get resolved, you can try/use ndisulator (it works fine for my "rum" and "bwi" cards). Keep in mind that _real_ support for USB devices with ndisulator is currently available only in 8.0 -- Paul