From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 10 10:56:26 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 CF58610656BA for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:56:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com (ey-out-2122.google.com [74.125.78.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A0F58FC22 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:56:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from onemda@gmail.com) Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id d26so269123eyd.7 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:56:25 -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 :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=HiGv4NaPcYHMTUdbwa/a9K1izmRRwR8g+/ItpzaZ55g=; b=O4XmlG3YiSB+hRAMphEZmURWDw/J1qBGdX330ZJvFr2isQFW9JB9RrD8dXHehZV1wS X+mgktzTG5hB+1Xj2Gqd+WBbHJluPvjapn9D0wUoHjkwL1Po2us8rg9BJkdsdfHx7U8W FbHfi8OICujJeDglLjwsSU6QCMUUnFqhmbsck= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=dYU+mSZbueMgvU+Oxu8vtfFTRxce4AuoJo7WEoif/kq9I/apMGOZcTlT4iyyIuSqSk +W6ic4kkhlFo8ZuqBKoCXd38Gz49nTkk/RwSXxYRUNN8MLyQ7U05Z4WP3ESImBeXuoM+ FYr//ByeXT2RQxoblBnE3S6VX/kHSDJvIAP9s= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.144.3 with SMTP id r3mr1802370ebd.16.1234263385210; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:56:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20090209155305.13786eiozefkdvs4@webmail.rawbw.com> References: <20090209003328.146539xpvcxdt740@webmail.rawbw.com> <3a142e750902091508v29f5c8car2a3bf5dc56b763e2@mail.gmail.com> <20090209155305.13786eiozefkdvs4@webmail.rawbw.com> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:56:25 +0100 Message-ID: <3a142e750902100256m7f6105cbkda7fbd3683671a9c@mail.gmail.com> From: "Paul B. Mahol" To: Yuri Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to troubleshoot why ath0 can't connect to a passwordless wireless network? 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: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:56:28 -0000 On 2/10/09, Yuri wrote: > Quoting "Paul B. Mahol" : > >> wlandebug(8) for general 802.11 debuging >> >> ath driver have it's own debug options ... documented in source code .... >> > > Thanks! > > In the debug log I see the line: > ath0: ieee80211_scan_update: no scanner suppport for mode 8 > From source code I see that mode 8 is IEEE80211_M_MONITOR. > As I understand in 'monitor' mode no packets are being sent or received. In monitor mode packets can be only received. The question is why you are using monitor mode at all ... > When I try to turn it off with 'ifconfig ath0 -monotor' interface > still seems to stay in monitor mode. > > Why wouldn't -monitor turn monitor mode off? > > Yuri > > > -- Paul