Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:06:55 +0100 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi on 7-STABLE Message-ID: <495AC5AF.5060408@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox> References: <495AA573.4020303@intersonic.se> <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox>
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Peter Harrison wrote: > Tuesday, 30 December 2008 at 23:49:23 +0100, Per olof Ljungmark said: > >> Hi all, >> >> Here I am away with the family visiting friends and I REALLY need >> to get the iwi if up and running. >> >> It's a recently updated system (7.1RC2). Read the man pages, tried >> different variations on legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1, iwi_load, >> firmware_load etc. in /boot/loader.conf but I cannot get a >> connection to the router. >> >> It used to work on this box with my basic config, a Thinkpad T42, >> and it still does with XP. >> >> The interface is associated to the access point ok. >> >> Anyone who can hint me on how to debug this? Would sysctl >> debug.iwi.0=1 help? Of course, ANY information is of interest. Does >> iwi have a problem with certain routers? >> >> Sorry, no config files, I'm without connectivity when booting >> FreeBSD... >> >> Any help appriciated! > > I don't know whether iwi has issues with particular routers, however > I do have it working on 7-STABLE i386 without difficulty. > > Does it help to see the relevant bits from my config? > > /boot/loader.conf: > > if_iwi_load=YES wlan_load=YES firmware_load=YES iwi_bss_load=YES > iwi_ibss_load=YES iwi_monitor_load=YES legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 > > /etc/rc.conf: > > ifconfig_iwi0="inet 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid > *********** bssid 00:14:bf:94:1e:75 channel 11 wepmode on wepkey > **************************** deftxkey 1" > > (yes, I know I shouldn't still be using WEP). > > Works without difficult connecting to a Linksys router. > > I did have some difficulty I seem to recall when I turned off SSID > broadcast on the router. I'd suggest trying with all the security > turned off if you haven't already to see if you can connect at all, > and then reintroduce the security measures later. Thanks for your reply. Your config is identical to mine. I think something fishy is going on here but don't know what it is - yet.. The router is a Netgear WNR854T. -- per
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