From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 9 09:44:59 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE8F5106566B for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:44:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bschmidt@techwires.net) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B4F38FC15 for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:44:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm19 with SMTP id 19so332854fxm.13 for ; Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:44:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.72.200 with SMTP id n8mr1907929faj.85.1299663898192; Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:44:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from jessie.localnet (p5B2ECD16.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [91.46.205.22]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 17sm778122far.19.2011.03.09.01.44.56 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:44:57 -0800 (PST) Sender: Bernhard Schmidt From: Bernhard Schmidt To: Michael Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:44:35 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.5 (Linux/2.6.32-28-generic; KDE/4.4.5; i686; ; ) References: <4D76D138.9010103@gmail.com> <201103091002.39932.bschmidt@freebsd.org> <4D7744EF.3030102@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4D7744EF.3030102@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201103091044.35689.bschmidt@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhclient (possibly all networking) not working with some routers and WPA X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bschmidt@freebsd.org List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:44:59 -0000 On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:14:23 Michael wrote: > On 09/03/2011 09:02, Bernhard Schmidt wrote: > > On Wednesday, March 09, 2011 02:00:40 Michael wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I'm running FreeBSD 8.1-Release with ath0 card. For some unknown reason > >> this laptop is not able to get IP address from my access point (DHCP) if > >> WPA encryption is enabled. > >> > >> The tricky part is that it says it is associated but has IP of 0.0.0.0. > >> So it looks like encryption part is working and then other communication > >> fails. > >> > >> Everything works fine if I switch the encryption off. > >> The same station works fine with other access points. Other operating > >> systems works fine on the same station with the same access point. And > >> the same access point works fine with other stations. > >> In short - it's only FreeBSD that is having problems in this setup. > > > > Was talking with Adrian about that after remembering the famous > > keycache issue. There are some fixes for that in HEAD, can I talk you > > into trying HEAD? > > > > Absolutely yes. As I said I am really keen to get it sorted. I have > spent quite a lot of money on two different wireless routers (in 6 > months time, two different locations) that doesn't work wireless with my > FreeBSD laptop - bummer. > Is there some image file I can download and install or do I have to > compile the whole thing from sources? There are snapshots available: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/201102/ Maybe the livefs iso is enough for giving this a shot, dunno. -- Bernhard