From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 23 14:19:20 2009 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 CDBD11065701 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from faust64@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f218.google.com (mail-fx0-f218.google.com [209.85.220.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C3698FC14 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm10 with SMTP id 10so2865090fxm.14 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:19:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=KJkhXfIP7Gvw7d21tepHl6ZJ8p68wEl1GPBMsnOw/r8=; b=vxnbluGpa6hSV2M4sejYgBjZx9MxwJNVfc3P20HTWb0jY+gFFhwMwlz3IsK1KmY08a H9b4kWlk0tgWt90z5oRWK3Worusjy65m/fz1U2AyWvzaMl2qg4RKRCUTMrlG2mLGazLF 9SPFV2o4WryTrda3JFAB6NNj9cG1Vg7MvnqLs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=PbtU3Ji4Rznfnz6sfFZQoPSavvzPYpgNimjNdMhx4BJR1KipNKyqZArRJBeXeZegvI Oo67MkyUUY3CXc87iA71zxISL+M0RoLMZS1Gaaklg4n4BDv6mJvNTtbVHsnupVnjVzKe 0CrCdwS74esmMuyaqz9NS9nujlxcnWBpREWSA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.86.206.16 with SMTP id d16mr3696427fgg.5.1258985956738; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:19:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3a142e750911230610h5649b1cbm65cfda1f1e133417@mail.gmail.com> References: <3a142e750911230610h5649b1cbm65cfda1f1e133417@mail.gmail.com> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Samuel_Mart=EDn_Moro?= Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:56 +0100 Message-ID: To: Paul B Mahol Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WiFi interface - scanning ssid X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:20 -0000 It is up in my script, I do the following: ifconfig $itf down ifconfig $itf delete ifconfig $itf up scan & var=3D$! #some loop waiting ifconfig to stop, or killing it after 30 seconds eval `ifconfig -v $itf list scan | sed 's/ome/reg/expr' | awk '{toto}'` Samuel Mart=EDn Moro CamTrace {EPITECH.} tek4 | "Nobody wants to say how this works. | | Maybe nobody knows ..." | | Xorg.conf(5) | On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Paul B Mahol wrote: > On 11/23/09, Samuel Mart=EDn Moro wrote: > > that may help: > > > > my uname: > > FreeBSD devel.axis.fr 7.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE #0: Wed Oct 14 > > 15:26:50 CEST 2009 root@h2g2.axis.fr:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > > > in rc.conf: > > hostapd/dhcpd/ifconfig_rum0 are commented > > > > wlan_xauth is loaded > > > > ~# ifconfig rum0 down > > ~# ifconfig rum0 delete > > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address > > ~# ifconfig rum0 destroy > > ifconfig: SIOCIFDESTROY: Invalid argument > > ~# ifconfig rum0 > > rum0: flags=3D108802 metric 0 m= tu > 1500 > > ether 00:18:1a:0c:65:2f > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g > > status: no carrier > > ssid 1921680452 channel 2 (2417 Mhz 11g) > > authmode AUTO privacy OFF txpower 50 scanvalid 60 bgscan > > bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11g 7 roam:rate11g 5 > > protmode CTS dtimperiod 1 > > > > before, my card was listed by pciconf (but isn't anymore), as noneX > > now, I can view it using usbdevs: > > [...] > > port 4 addr 2: high speed, power 300 mA, config 1, 802.11 bg > WLAN(0x2573), > > Ralink(0x148f), rev 0.01 > > [...] > > > > I used to test WIFI with two different chipset. > > I generated the first driver using ndisgen, and compiled back the kerne= l > > (adding some lines into headers) to deal with the second one. > > I don't remember which one I use here. But my problem might come from a > bad > > driver. (but most likely: PEBKAC) > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > Samuel Mart=EDn Moro > > CamTrace > > {EPITECH.} tek4 > > > > | "Nobody wants to say how this works. | > > | Maybe nobody knows ..." | > > | Xorg.conf(5) | > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Samuel Mart=EDn Moro > > wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> I'm trying to list ssid neighborhood. > >> doing ifconfig rum0 scan or ifconfig rum0 list scan, there isn't any > >> returned row. > >> > >> it perfectly works a few days ago, when I was working on a script to > >> configure WIFI interfaces as client. > >> more recently, I tried to do a script to configure WIFI interfaces as > >> access points. since that, all my scan/list scan are empty. > >> > >> by the way, while testing, I wasn't able to reset interface > configuration > >> (and maybe it's my list/scan) problem. > >> I tried with delete, ... It still keeps the old conf, when I'ld like t= o > >> drop it. How should I do ? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> > >> Samuel Mart=EDn Moro > >> CamTrace > >> {EPITECH.} tek4 > >> > >> | "Nobody wants to say how this works. | > >> | Maybe nobody knows ..." | > >> | Xorg.conf(5) | > >> > > You need to bring interface up, before scanning. >