Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:03:25 +0900 From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: FreeBSD Net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: ifconfig ath0 unable to get channel information Message-ID: <480E0C4D.30909@psg.com>
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current of Apr 21 23:09 gmt. soekris 5501 with metrix minipci. this
worked in build of 31 march.
# ifconfig ath0 channel 11 ssid rgnet-aden wep wepkey thirteenletrs
weptxkey 1 mediaopt hostap up
ifconfig: unable to get channel information
# ifconfig ath0 channel 11 ssid rgnet-aden wep wepkey thirteenletrs
weptxkey 1
ifconfig: unable to get channel information
hostapd not running as just wep nothing fancy yet
kernel built with
# Wireless NIC cards
device wlan # 802.11 support
device wlan_wep # 802.11 WEP support
device wlan_ccmp # 802.11 CCMP support
device wlan_tkip # 802.11 TKIP support
device wlan_amrr # AMRR transmit rate control algorithm
device an # Aironet 4500/4800 802.11 wireless NICs.
device ath # Atheros pci/cardbus NIC's
device ath_hal # Atheros HAL (Hardware Access Layer)
device ath_rate_sample # SampleRate tx rate control for ath
#device ral # Ralink Technology RT2500 wireless NICs.
#device wi # WaveLAN/Intersil/Symbol 802.11
wireless NICs.
#device wl # Older non 802.11 Wavelan wireless NIC.
boots as
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem
0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq
15 at device 17.0 on pci0
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: [ITHREAD]
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog
interfa
ce
May 21 00:01:30 soek0 kernel: ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6
i can see it bouncing trying to come up
# athstats
30929 data frames received
14 mib overflow interrupts
0M current transmit rate
20586 rx failed 'cuz of bad CRC
689 rx failed 'cuz of PHY err
689 CCK restart
1 switched default/rx antenna
Antenna profile:
[1] tx 0 rx 30929
randy
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