From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 21 16:20:37 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19D647C1 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:20:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f175.google.com (mail-wi0-f175.google.com [209.85.212.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 955248FC12 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:20:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f175.google.com with SMTP id hm11so5197671wib.8 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:20:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=WpF1EjHlkBapzE/3zieVQgqGQ0buOR/Dz+y+Do4CL6o=; b=JgdKrffugYMHh2d7+XdsYTHqjcTJK3e2Kd/g6VQHDxEsH0/dnO3UPTFiUgswCxcQ2q wab8mFncE3MNilgsbHbegKZGRB2uH1uSQIBZ4gc98WQAoRhatJ+jxEXQh679AAuE/keR A52TdbEryJPqOvXnFZ2OKq9H53ZvOTqcoh9iecttPPDxB/b3D4DP9Urxky/wgCJF+bZC u6SEN9M8hsOQX3n9w1UW8vCBqNVmWa6JTGxv9YrRZST1c34xvvopY01avDWiwPeut3uQ QaIYPWOBJxbS+4zjjFjvNZJZvPerhEuyBvbcWe6HLH9woMvw6895ySvahneSu3cXUDHt H8Dw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.72.146 with SMTP id d18mr16407155wiv.33.1356106830159; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:20:30 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.217.57.9 with HTTP; Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:20:29 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20121219233206.GA3920@dagobah.vindaloo.com> References: <20121219233206.GA3920@dagobah.vindaloo.com> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:20:29 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: cBrBQbtXpwdzfL59bZzgcWkp4yg Message-ID: Subject: Re: ath0 + wpa/wpa2 + apple airport extreme = no joy. From: Adrian Chadd To: Christopher Sean Hilton Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:20:37 -0000 Hi, Please try -9 on your Soekris. :-) Adrian On 19 December 2012 15:32, Christopher Sean Hilton wrote: > I posted on a similar subject last year but in the end it turned out > to be irrelevant. I'm trying to get the combination of: > > a Soekris Net4511, > FreeBSD 8-STABLE from Dec 2011, > an Atheros AR5BMB-44 wifi interface (identified as AR5212 in dmesg), > an Apple Airport Extreme (about 2010 vintage) with WPA/WPA2 security, > > to all play nicely. To start with I plan to look at the change logs > for the wpa_supplicant suite to see if there were changes from last > December to now. I will probably just upgrade this box to a later > vintage of 8-STABLE. Still, hit me with a cluebat if this problem got > fixed between December, 2011 and now. > > Anyhow, no matter what I've done, the result is the same: > > The atheros/wlan combo associates to my wireless network; > > The dhcp client on the soekris sends a request to the dhcp > server. The dhcp server receives the negotiation and tries to > offer a lease but the soekris never receives a reply; > > I've confirmed this by running tcpdump on the dhcp server where I've > seen the requests arrive with the atheros' mac address and I've seen > the replies go back out of the dhcp server but either the atheros > isn't listening or the Airport Extreme isn't forwarding the traffic. I > haven't sniffed the wifi to see if the Airport Extreme just isn't > forwarding the reply or if the atheros isn't receiving it properly. > > I can convince this combination of hardware to work if I change the > network security on the airport extreme from WPA/WPA2 to None. > > The configuration that I feel should make the atheros work with the > Airport Extreme works just fine with my 2010 vintage Airport > Express. The Express and the Extreme are basically creating the same > network. The Extreme is on 2.4GHz channel 11, the Express on 2.4GHz 1. > The reason I have both so you are always near an access point. > > I can get the atheros to work with WPA2 on my Mifi 4082. > > As a new data point, the combination of an Intel 2200bg + WPA works > with the Airport Extreme. > > I've posted my configs after my signature if you want to look and I > can provide more information if you need it. > > My hope in posting this is to try and figure out what's up with the > atheros or the Airport Extreme that it isn't working in this > configuration. If anyone has an atheros card working with WPA/WPA2 and > an Apple Airport Extreme I'd love any assistance you'd be willing to > give me with the configuration. > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > -- > > -- Chris > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "There will be an answer, Let it be." > e: chris -at- vindaloo -dot- com > > This is the hacked /etc/rc.conf to work with the Intel card: > > ... > wpa_supplicant_enable="YES" > ## wlans_ath0="wlan0" > wlans_iwi0="wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" > ... > > > Here's my abridged /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: > > ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant > ctrl_interface_group=0 > > ## Airport Extreme > > network={ > ssid="FooBarBaz" > bssid=f8:1e:df:xx:xx:xx > psk="************" > proto=RSN > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > pairwise=CCMP TKIP > group=CCMP TKIP > priority=12 > } > > ## Airport Express > > network={ > ssid="FooBarBaz" > bssid=00:1f:f3:xx:xx:xx > psk="************" > proto=RSN > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > pairwise=CCMP TKIP > group=CCMP TKIP > priority=10 > } > > ## Mifi 4082 > > network={ > ssid="FooBarBaz-Mobile" > psk="************" > priority=0 > } > > Finally, here's the result of ifconfig on wlan0/iwi0 associated and > working with the Airport Extreme: > > ryloth chris $ ifconfig iwi0 > iwi0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 2290 > ether 00:15:00:xx:xx:xx > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g > status: associated > ryloth chris $ ifconfig wlan0 > wlan0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu 1500 > ether 00:15:00:xx:xx:xx > inet 10.59.145.87 netmask 0xfffffe00 broadcast 10.59.145.255 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g > status: associated > ssid FooBarBaz channel 11 (2462 MHz 11g) bssid f8:1e:df:xx:xx:xx > country US authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF > TKIP 3:128-bit txpower 0 bmiss 24 scanvalid 60 protmode CTS wme > roaming MANUAL > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"