Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:46:25 +0800 From: Ben Hutton <ben@benhutton.com.au> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD wireless mailing list <wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Connection Issues - Telstra Smart Model Gen 2 Message-ID: <07af9ae6-fb95-4b4d-b841-31b2fa9892ef@benhutton.com.au> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmonwcVgarH2k6dnB_fRZnaxRd5RgziGemue4NaLcngwLzw@mail.gmail.com> References: <54a1c60b-a8d5-453b-bc4f-ce72c4150ee0@benhutton.com.au> <CAJ-VmonwcVgarH2k6dnB_fRZnaxRd5RgziGemue4NaLcngwLzw@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Adrien,
I'm no longer near the access point so I'll have to run the command next
time I have a chance.
The NIC is an Intel AX201.
Kind regards
Ben
On 12/29/25 12:12, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Whats the output of "ifconfig wlan0 list scan" ?
>
> Also you don't need "mode 11ac" in there. Let it choose it as it needs to.
>
> Also, which NIC is it?
>
> -adrian
>
> On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 at 19:58, Ben Hutton <ben@benhutton.com.au> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was recently attempting to connect to a wifi modem at a house I was visiting and found I couldn't connect with FreeBSD (Current 1600007). I was however able to connect on my GrapheneOS Pixel 9a and have in the past connected to the same accesspoint with several iPhones and a MacBook Pro. FreeBSD however couldn't connect to no matter what combination I was trying. I wasn't getting any errors, it just wouldn't connect.
>>
>> Since this is an ISP branded device I'm not 100% sure exactly the make/model, however I did manage to get the following:
>>
>> ISP Branding: Telstra Smart Model Gen 2
>>
>> Model: LH1000
>>
>> Manufactured by (According to Claude Haiku 3.5): Arcadyan
>>
>> Firmware (According to Claude Haiku 3.5): heavily modified version of DD-WRT/OpenWRT - may have different firmware versions (e.g., "Blue Egypt" or "Champagne" versions)
>>
>>
>> Any idea on how I can debug this in future? I wasn't getting any obvious errors in /var/log/messages. I ended up tethering to my phone which was connected to the access point.
>>
>>
>> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (relevant entries)
>>
>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>> eapol_version=2
>> ap_scan=1
>> fast_reauth=1
>>
>> network={
>> ssid="XXXXXXXXX"
>> psk="xxxxxxxxx"
>> priority=5
>> }
>>
>> /etc/rc.conf (relevant wifi entries)
>>
>> wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
>> create_args_wlan0="country AU regdomain APAC2"
>> ifconfig_wlan0="mode 11ac WPA SYNCDHCP powersave"
>> wlan0_powersave="YES"
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Ben
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