Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:54:25 -0700 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: rnoland@2hip.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath + wep issue Message-ID: <42F031E1.3080806@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <1123020549.3017.32.camel@bbeng-laptop.acs.internap.com> References: <1123020549.3017.32.camel@bbeng-laptop.acs.internap.com>
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Robert C. Noland III wrote: > I am having an issue with static wep on my ath card, -current sources as > of this morning EST. It is a Linksys WPC55ag card. I also have an old > Netgear wi card that works shown at the bottom. > > ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413) > ... > ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0xf4010000-0xf401ffff irq 11 at device 0.0 on > cardbus0 > ath0: Ethernet address: 00:12:17:6e:fc:18 > ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6 > > laptop# ifconfig ath0 ssid "test001" wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey "xxxx" > laptop# ifconfig ath0 up > > Tue Aug 2 17:27:19 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: down, > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IEEE80211: scan complete > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IEEE80211: associate with 00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4 > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: up, > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IEEE80211: disassociate > Tue Aug 2 17:27:25 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: down, > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> You associated with the ap then fell off either because the ap dropped you or your station initiated it. The easiest way to see which is to enabling debugging; I prefer to use 80211debug from tools/tools/ath; e.g. 80211debug state+assoc or probably ifconfig ath0 debug will give you enough info. The output of 80211stats should also tell you what happened. > > The disassociate message concerns me, but it should work... > > ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::212:17ff:fe6e:fc18%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 > ether 00:12:17:6e:fc:18 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps) > status: no carrier > ssid test001 channel 1 > authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax 46 > protmode CTS roaming DEVICE bintval 100 > > At this point, the card is no longer scanning and the lights on the card > continue blinking as if it is associated (slowly in sync, as opposed to > alternately blinking like mad when it is scanning) yet status shows no > carrier. dhclient will not work when the interface is in this state. > It seems to just broadcast and eventually die. > > wi0: <NETGEAR MA401 Wireless PC Card> at port 0xe000-0xe03f irq 11 > function 0 config 1 on pccard0 > wi0: using RF:PRISM2 MAC:HFA3841 CARD:HWB3163-SST-flash > wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (0.3.0), Station (1.3.4) > wi0: Ethernet address: 00:30:ab:07:e4:7b > > laptop# ifconfig wi0 ssid "test001" wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey "xxxx" > laptop# ifconfig wi0 up > > Tue Aug 2 17:35:57 RTM_IFANNOUNCE: if# 3, what: arrival > Tue Aug 2 17:39:06 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: unknown, > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > Tue Aug 2 17:39:06 RTM_IEEE80211: disassociate > Tue Aug 2 17:39:06 RTM_IFINFO: if# 3, link: down, > flags:<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > > again with the disassociate message. This seems to force wpa_supplicant > to start scanning again, so I can't currently use wpa_supplicant on this > network. Actually, wpa_supplicant doesn't ever seem to be able to > associate on the wi card, but static configuration works. > wpa_supplicant on the ath card seems to associate, then catches the > disassociate and starts scanning again. lather, rinse, repeat... > > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::230:abff:fe07:e47b%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 > ether 00:30:ab:07:e4:7b > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps) > status: associated > ssid test001 channel 1 bssid 00:0d:93:e9:cf:d4 > stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node" > authmode OPEN privacy MIXED deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax > 100 > bintval 100 > > dhclient does work here, and then I can start the vpn and roam about the > office... I've been testing ath w/ static key wep today and seen no problems. Please get some more info. Sam
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