From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 01:06:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 625E21065674 for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:06:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peo@intersonic.se) Received: from neonpark.inter-sonic.com (neonpark.inter-sonic.com [212.247.8.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2386F8FC17 for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:06:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peo@intersonic.se) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at BSDLabs AB Message-ID: <495AC5AF.5060408@intersonic.se> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:06:55 +0100 From: Per olof Ljungmark Organization: Intersonic AB User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Harrison References: <495AA573.4020303@intersonic.se> <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox> In-Reply-To: <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi on 7-STABLE 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: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:06:59 -0000 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