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Date:      Sun, 12 Jan 2003 00:13:25 -0500
From:      "Ben Pfountz" <netprince@vt.edu>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        <vev@michvhf.com>, <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: wi in hostap mode causes panic near linksys router
Message-ID:  <004301c2b9f9$55ef3310$6511a8c0@benspiece>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.44.0301111638120.37236-100000@paprika.michvhf.com> <004401c2b9cb$86bf9f80$6511a8c0@benspiece> <20030111.210246.43211986.imp@bsdimp.com>

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Hey, thanks for the info Warner,

To make things simpler for testing, I have followed your advice and removed
all the fluf.  I used this command to start the hostap mode on the card:

/sbin/ifconfig wi0 ssid princenet \
  channel 1 media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap debug up
/sbin/sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 fxp0"
/sbin/sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1

Unfortunatly, the system still panics and reboots.

I still feel strongly that this is caused by my neighbor's linksys access
point somehow.  This is because the config I posted in my first message
worked great for days when I was at home and out of town over the break.  At
home I was in range of my brother's D-Link wireless router (running wep),
and I had no problems.  Away I was out of range of all other wireless
devices.  Now back at school, I am in range of this Linksys wireless router
(not running wep) and without a doubt within a few minutes of enabling
hostap mode, it panics.  I dont even have any clients connected, dont even
get that far.

The only thing I could think of is the Linksys AP must be sending some sort
of invalid or unknown broadcast which causes something here to go haywire
and cause a panic.

Any other thoughts?  Anything else I can do or try?

Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
To: <netprince@vt.edu>
Cc: <vev@michvhf.com>; <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: wi in hostap mode causes panic near linksys router


> Here's what I use.  I'm using it right now to send you this message:
>
> ifconfig wi0 ssid SSIDduImp channel 7 media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap
debug up
> sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1
> sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg='wi0 ed0'
>
> I've not tried setting WEP keys, but if you are, I'd try:
>
> ifconfig wi0 ssid SSIDduImp channel 7 media DS/11Mbps mediaopt hostap \
> debug wepmode on wepkey 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx up
>
> Note that your problems were that you didn't say 'media DS/11Mbps' in
> your ifconfig.
>
> That's likely the root of the problems.
>
> Warner
>
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