From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Aug 11 13:22:37 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9ED2337B400 for ; Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:22:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gidgate.gid.co.uk (gid.co.uk [194.32.164.225]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BDFE43E65 for ; Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:22:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rb@gid.co.uk) Received: (from rb@localhost) by gidgate.gid.co.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g7BKMEF97258; Sun, 11 Aug 2002 21:22:14 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rb) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20020811210636.02068bf0@gid.co.uk> X-Sender: rbmail@gid.co.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 21:22:14 +0100 To: "M. Warner Losh" From: Bob Bishop Subject: wi hostap mode WEP oddity Cc: hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20020724.183650.38682224.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020724222414.01f9f8f0@gid.co.uk> <4.3.2.7.2.20020723230525.02056a48@gid.co.uk> <20020724.142626.132443392.imp@bsdimp.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20020724222414.01f9f8f0@gid.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, I'm using a 3Com AirConnect (3CRWE777A) in hostap mode on a -STABLEish kernel, and I've observed an oddity which might explain some other reports. I'm setting 'wepmode on', but ifconfig subsequently reports 'wepmode MIXED' although wicontrol reports it as 'On'. I can't connect with a non-WEP client, so I believe the card really is in WEP-only mode and ifconfig is reporting it wrongly. All seems to work except that client connexions drop after an indeterminate period (perhaps related to signal quality) and won't reconnect unless I ifconfig down then up the hostap interface. I'm going to see whether upgrading to the latest firmware effects any improvement. [Test client is a 3CRSHPW on Win2k running latest firmware.] -- Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 977 4017 rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 989 4254 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message