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Date:      Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:44:36 -0400
From:      "Martes G Wigglesworth" <mailinglistmember@mgwigglesworth.net>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   wlan0 rc.conf setup does not assign static ip on 8.2-STABLE
Message-ID:  <4E614034.6070300@mgwigglesworth.net>

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The system has been giving me some issues with the ifconfig commands after an unstable world upgrade from 8.1-PRERELEASE.

However, after re-installing the kernel all commands result in the appropriate functionality, except for wlan0 devices being assigned their static ip address from the rc.conf script.

The device becomes active, and registers as an access point, when using hostap mode, having the
desired ssid, however, no IP address is ever issues during the rc.conf
setup process.

Example:
(with hostapd activated on boot)
wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>  metric 0 mtu 1500
         ether 00:1b:2f:37:02:46
         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g<hostap>
         status: running
         ssid wireless2 channel 1 (2412 MHz 11g) bssid 00:1b:2f:37:02:46
         country US ecm authmode WPA privacy MIXED deftxkey 2
         AES-CCM 2:128-bit AES-CCM 3:128-bit txpower 23 scanvalid 60
         protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1 -dfs

(without hostapd activated on boot)
wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>  metric 0 mtu 1500
         ether 00:1b:2f:37:02:46
         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g<hostap>
         status: running
         ssid wrouter0 channel 1 (2412 MHz 11g) bssid 00:1b:2f:37:02:46
         country US ecm authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 23 scanvalid 60
         protmode CTS wme burst dtimperiod 1 -dfs

rc.conf section for this device is as follows:

wlans_ath0="wlan0"
create_args_wlan0="wlanmode hostap"
ifconfig_wlan0="inet 192.168.200.1 netmask 255.255.0.0 ssid "wrouter0"
mode 54g channel 1"


However, all works perfectly, if I simply assign the intended ip address
to the wlan0 device.

Any input on this?


-- 
Respectfully,


Martes G Wigglesworth
M. G. Wigglesworth Holdings, LLC
www.mgwigglesworth.net




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