Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:39:00 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: ltning@anduin.net Subject: Re: Lucent IBSS mode doesn't work in -CURRENT? Message-ID: <20030804090900.GJ95375@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20030803.235155.123970624.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20030731045030.GH33447@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20030731093031.17deae97.ltning@anduin.net> <20030804044432.GV95375@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20030803.235155.123970624.imp@bsdimp.com>
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--dx3Dp8jmtOhPC5KT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sunday, 3 August 2003 at 23:51:55 -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20030804044432.GV95375@wantadilla.lemis.com> > "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@freebsd.org> writes: >> On Thursday, 31 July 2003 at 9:30:31 +0200, Eirik Oeverby wrote: >>> Hey, >>> >>> I have a few Orinoco cards, and they 'work' in both ad-hoc and >>> infrastructure mode. However with dhclient it gets tricky, because it >>> will only work the first time dhclient assigns an address to the card. >>> Whenever it tries to refresh it or whatever, I start getting those >>> timeout and busy bit errors, and network connectivity drops. This >>> usually happens within a few minutes or latest after 30 minutes or so - >>> probably depending on your dhcpd/dhclient configuration. Configuring a >>> static IP lets me use the card, and it seems stable. >>> >>> I am really glad someone else is seeing this, perhaps it can get fixed >>> some day :) >>> >>> Oh and btw.. Get the *latest* firmware onto all your cards. That is >>> essential for anything to work right at all.. >> >> That sounds wrong to me. If it worked before, and it doesn't now, >> that's not the fault of the firmware. > > Quit harping on it, ok. We know there's a bug and carping like this > makes me less willing to find and fix it. I'm not harping on it, just pointing out that there's a difference between a workaround and a fix. If it hadn't been for that comment, I wouldn't have replied at all. I've borrowed an access point, so I'm not in any pain right now. Let me know if you want me to test something. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers --dx3Dp8jmtOhPC5KT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/LiKsIubykFB6QiMRAtQ5AJ47qM/QlknC/2/l03mVCRJkizCNMACfbPEE D0+SrI4/aaUHBrCIpURLhgc= =Tq90 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dx3Dp8jmtOhPC5KT--
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