From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 9 08:23:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDBA8106566C for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 08:23:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vladimirt@PartyGaming.com) Received: from mx1.corp.idatanet.com (mx1.corp.idatanet.com [85.115.136.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 600DD8FC16 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 08:23:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vladimirt@PartyGaming.com) Received: from gibsvwin008.partygaming.local ([10.3.10.32]) by mx1.corp.idatanet.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:05:54 +0200 Received: from GIBSVWIN004X.partygaming.local ([10.3.10.228]) by gibsvwin008.partygaming.local with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:05:55 +0200 Received: from SOFSVWIN004X.partygaming.local ([10.4.10.228]) by GIBSVWIN004X.partygaming.local with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:05:55 +0200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.3168 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:05:53 +0300 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Unable to clone wlan device thread-index: Acno2RxlU/iQEFpIQKOIhJLSxQfzFA== From: "Vladimir Terziev" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jun 2009 08:05:55.0308 (UTC) FILETIME=[1D4072C0:01C9E8D9] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Unable to clone wlan device X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:23:10 -0000 Hi, on FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE (i386) driven machine, with iwi(4) (Intel = PRO/Wireless 2915ABG), i try to create a clone of the iwi0 device. Here is the device info: $ ifconfig iwi0 iwi0: flags=3D8802 metric 0 mtu 1500 ether 00:16:6f:8a:ee:4b media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect status: no carrier ssid "" channel 1 (2412 Mhz 11b) authmode OPEN privacy OFF bmiss 10 scanvalid 60 bgscan bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11b 7 roam:rate11b 1 = bintval 0 $ ifconfig iwi0 list caps iwi0=3D25818300 When i try to create the clone device i get the following: # ifconfig wlan create wlandev iwi0 ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2: Invalid argument I searched for a similar problem in the net, but haven't found anything = meaningful. What am i missing ? Regards, Vladimir This email and any attachments are confidential, and may be legally = privileged and protected by copyright. If you are not the intended = recipient dissemination or copying of this email is prohibited. If you = have received this in error, please notify the sender by replying by = email and then delete the email completely from your system.=20 Any views or opinions are solely those of the sender. This = communication is not intended to form a binding contract unless = expressly indicated to the contrary and properly authorised. Any actions = taken on the basis of this email are at the recipient's own risk.