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Date:      Wed, 06 Aug 2003 07:38:00 -0700
From:      Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com>
To:        David Lodeiro <dlodeiro@inspired.net.au>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ath0 driver
Message-ID:  <1618623677.1060155480@melange.errno.com>
In-Reply-To: <200308062049.18324.dlodeiro@inspired.net.au>
References:  <200308062049.18324.dlodeiro@inspired.net.au>

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> Ive got a Dlink DWL-G520 that Ive installed into a Freebsd system. Ive
> set up  the card with the following
> ifconfig_ath0="inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid daves channel 10
> media  DS11 mediaopt hostap"
>
> This system was cvsuped and buildworld about 3 days ago. The card appears
> to  be working because when I try to connect with my PDA it shows full
> Link and  quality, and when I ifconfig ath0 down , the link and quality
> go down to  nothing.
>
> However it doesn't give out dhcp addresses over this interface. Im sure 
my
> dhcpd.conf is fine because I've used a similar one on a laptop => aka
> wireless access point that worked very well. So I tried to use dstumbler
> to  see if it could detect the PDA, however it gives me the following
> error
>
>  error: unable to ioctl device socket: Operation now in progress
>
> and it stays that way.
>
> Has anyone had this issue as well or now what it means?
>

Verify you have the latest HAL using

sysctl hw.ath

The version should be 0.9.5.3 or better (can't remember if I committed .4 
or .3).  If you have an old version update.  Otherwise you might try 
tapping 802.11 frames with tcpdump on the AP to see what's going on:

tcpdump -i ath0 -y IEEE802_11

As to dstumbler, it is intimately tied to the wi driver at the moment.  I 
have a version that works w/ wi and ath drivers but it's a major rewrite 
and incomplete.  If someone wants to pick it up I'd be happy to pass the 
(incomplete) work on...

	Sam


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