Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:12:28 -0500 From: Nathan Lay <nslay@comcast.net> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is 802.11a supposed to work with wpi? Message-ID: <4B37CDBC.6090107@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4B37BE0C.4050908@FreeBSD.org> References: <4B36D550.2050006@FreeBSD.org> <4B36E491.3000204@FreeBSD.org> <3a142e750912270242sdeeeb96hce483958273f5f26@mail.gmail.com> <4B37BE0C.4050908@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Paul B Mahol wrote: > >> On 12/27/09, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >>> Doug Barton wrote: >>> >>>> I have the infamous Intel 3945ABG, and an access point that does >>>> 802.11a. The card works fine with WPA in Win XP, even with a wall or >>>> two in between me and the AP. >>>> >>>> With FreeBSD I cannot get a link in 802.11a even with no encryption >>>> and standing in the same room as the AP. Is it supposed to work? >>>> >>> Thanks to Attilio I got my only other 11a card working and it can sync >>> up with the AP even with WPA. It's not a strong signal, but it works >>> just fine: >>> >>> SSID/MESH ID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS >>> my11assid 52 54M -91:-96 100 EP WPA >>> >>> So this definitely appears to be a wpi issue. >>> >> If you enable bootverbose (via loader or sysctl) what wpi says? >> > > Thanks for responding. :) > > Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/if_wpi.ko" at 0xc15a5270. > wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xecfff000-0xecffffff irq 17 > at device 0.0 on pci12 > wpi0: Driver Revision 20071127 > wpi0: Hardware Revision (0x1) > wpi0: Regulatory Domain: MoW1 > wpi0: Hardware Type: B > wpi0: Hardware Revision: ? > wpi0: SKU does support 802.11a > wpi0: [MPSAFE] > wpi0: [ITHREAD] > wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > wpi0: need multicast update callback > wpi0: need multicast update callback > firmware: 'wpifw' version 2144: 149652 bytes loaded at 0xc64945ec > wpi0: need multicast update callback > wpi0: need multicast update callback > wpi0: need multicast update callback > wpi0: need multicast update callback > > > > Hey Doug, I've noticed that I've had to explicitly force my Intel Pro Wireless 2915 to use 11a in the past, try the following: Try 'ifconfig wlan# mode 11a' Best Regards, Nathan Lay
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