From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 8 13:11:55 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96D2616A417 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:11:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from beni@brinckman.info) Received: from lmailproxy04.edpnet.net (lmailproxy04.edpnet.net [212.71.1.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F6A413C46C for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:11:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from beni@brinckman.info) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (212.71.13.98.adsl.dyn.edpnet.net [212.71.13.98]) by lmailproxy04.edpnet.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l88DPuKE003997 for ; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 15:25:57 +0200 From: beni To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:11:39 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 X-Face: $,~&QrDrInYiH(ZUXjNH_0r4q\`w83!}&; +8c.K[`NnZwV|m$5N{NCkWesaR.9|yqIC[<=?utf-8?q?d=0A=09P0?="xTw:F|)_r*WC\f8lz)g=a; 93dz2mP7iv)LLzBd; 6^Y:=*>@U; _\+4( MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200709081311.39354.beni@brinckman.info> X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (lmailproxy04.edpnet.net [212.71.1.197]); Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:25:57 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/4189/Sat Sep 8 01:10:12 2007 on lmailproxy04.edpnet.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_50,TW_TX autolearn=disabled version=3.1.9 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.9 (2007-02-13) on lmailproxy04.edpnet.net Subject: using a Hercules/Ralink usb wifi X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: beni@brinckman.info List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:11:55 -0000 Hi all, I'm trying to get my usb wifi to work. The key is recognized by dmesg : [...] ural0: Ralink 802.11 bg WLAN, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 4 ural0: MAC/BBP RT2570 (rev 0x00), RF unknown ural0: Ethernet address: 00:08:d3:08:31:fd ural0: if_start running deferred for Giant ural0: timeout waiting for BBP/RF to wakeup ural0: timeout waiting for BBP/RF to wakeup ural0: timeout waiting for BBP/RF to wakeup ural0: timeout waiting for BBP/RF to wakeup [...] bsdaddict# ifconfig ural0 ural0: flags=8802 mtu 1500 ether 00:08:d3:08:31:fd media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect status: no carrier ssid "" channel 1 authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpowmax 100 bmiss 7 protmode CTS bsdaddict# When trying to start it up manualy with wpa_supplicant I get this : bsdaddict# wpa_supplicant -i ural0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd Initializing interface 'ural0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default' ctrl_interface 'N/A' Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' Line: 1 - start of a new network block ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=7): 66 72 65 65 62 73 64 freebsd PSK (ASCII passphrase) - hexdump_ascii(len=16): [REMOVED] PSK (from passphrase) - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED] Priority group 0 id=0 ssid='freebsd' Initializing interface (2) 'ural0' EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0 EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0 Own MAC address: 00:08:d3:08:31:fd wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa: enabled=1 wpa_driver_bsd_set_wpa_internal: wpa=3 privacy=1 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=0 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=1 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=2 wpa_driver_bsd_del_key: keyidx=3 wpa_driver_bsd_set_countermeasures: enabled=0 wpa_driver_bsd_set_drop_unencrypted: enabled=1 Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec Added interface ural0 State: DISCONNECTED -> SCANNING Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID) ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 23, arg 0x0]: Invalid argument Failed to initiate AP scan. Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID) ioctl[SIOCS80211, op 23, arg 0x0]: Invalid argument Failed to initiate AP scan. Setting scan request: 10 sec 0 usec Starting AP scan (broadcast SSID) ... My /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf : bsdaddict# cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf network={ ssid="freebsd" psk="blablablaetc" } I'm running 6.2-Stable. The modem, a US Robotics, is configured for wpa-psk wifi access. Thanks for any hints on getting this usb-wifi stick working ! -- Beni.