From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 6 08:04:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3251B16A4CE for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:04:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-01-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83C0E43D1D for ; Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:04:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jason@ec.rr.com) Received: from BARTON (cpe-065-184-201-054.ec.rr.com [65.184.201.54]) j2683xbo022008; Sun, 6 Mar 2005 03:03:59 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:12:47 +0000 From: Jason Henson To: gabriel References: <422a3b4c.6460c00f.48d7.412b@smtp.gmail.com> <422A6872.7000706@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: (from normal1.lists@gmail.com on Sun Mar 6 01:45:48 2005) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.2.6 Message-Id: <1110096767l.35999l.0l@BARTON> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: D-Link NIC. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 08:04:03 -0000 On 03/06/05 01:45:48, gabriel wrote: > Interestingly enough, even though I've compiled the driver into the > kernel, the card isnt recognized by it. >=20 > dolores# kldload if_ath.ko > kldload: can't load if_ath.ko: File exists > dolores# > interface if_ath.1 already present in the KLD 'kernel'! > and nothing in ifconfig. >=20 > I think I'm out of options? Should I give up? >=20 > Try to narrow your problem. I have had issues with wireless security =20 in the past. The way I got it working was to disable all security on =20 the ap to get a connection, then work my way to the securest config I =20 could get tell it stopped working. Never give up! If you compiled =20 your driver into the kernel and you have a bin file that came with your =20 driver it won't work until you make the bin file a shared object and =20 put it somewhere like /boot/modules. Here is some info and links: Card: D-Link DWL-520 (Rev D1) Chipset: Realtek RTL8180 (rev 20) pciid: 10ec:8180 Driver: ftp://202.65.194.18/cn/wlan/rtl8180l/ndis5x-8180(173).zip Driver: http://ultimate.kicks-ass.net/drivers/ndiswrapper/ndis5x-8180=20 (173).zip Other: AP isnt found automagically but iwlist wlan0 scan shows AP's. =20 WEP untested. Debian sarge. kernel-2.6.8-2. ndiswrapper-1.0 http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/List?PHPSESSID=3D007e1= 0656724d8c88d0669e8f82ef943 http://support.dlink.com/products/ http://acx100.sourceforge.net/ http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/DlinkCard