Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 14:51:07 +0000 From: Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> To: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> Subject: Re: iwi on 7-STABLE Message-ID: <20090104145107.GA1005@laptop.piggybox> In-Reply-To: <495AC5AF.5060408@intersonic.se> References: <495AA573.4020303@intersonic.se> <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox> <495AC5AF.5060408@intersonic.se>
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 at 2:06:55 +0100, Per olof Ljungmark said: > Peter Harrison wrote: > > Tuesday, 30 December 2008 at 23:49:23 +0100, Per olof Ljungmark said: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Here I am away with the family visiting friends and I REALLY need > >> to get the iwi if up and running. > >> > >> It's a recently updated system (7.1RC2). Read the man pages, tried > >> different variations on legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1, iwi_load, > >> firmware_load etc. in /boot/loader.conf but I cannot get a > >> connection to the router. > >> > >> It used to work on this box with my basic config, a Thinkpad T42, > >> and it still does with XP. > >> > >> The interface is associated to the access point ok. > >> > >> Anyone who can hint me on how to debug this? Would sysctl > >> debug.iwi.0=1 help? Of course, ANY information is of interest. Does > >> iwi have a problem with certain routers? > >> > >> Sorry, no config files, I'm without connectivity when booting > >> FreeBSD... > >> > >> Any help appriciated! > > > > I don't know whether iwi has issues with particular routers, however > > I do have it working on 7-STABLE i386 without difficulty. > > > > Does it help to see the relevant bits from my config? > > > > /boot/loader.conf: > > > > if_iwi_load=YES wlan_load=YES firmware_load=YES iwi_bss_load=YES > > iwi_ibss_load=YES iwi_monitor_load=YES legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 > > > > /etc/rc.conf: > > > > ifconfig_iwi0="inet 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid > > *********** bssid 00:14:bf:94:1e:75 channel 11 wepmode on wepkey > > **************************** deftxkey 1" > > > > (yes, I know I shouldn't still be using WEP). > > > > Works without difficult connecting to a Linksys router. > > > > I did have some difficulty I seem to recall when I turned off SSID > > broadcast on the router. I'd suggest trying with all the security > > turned off if you haven't already to see if you can connect at all, > > and then reintroduce the security measures later. > > Thanks for your reply. > > Your config is identical to mine. I think something fishy is going on > here but don't know what it is - yet.. > > The router is a Netgear WNR854T. Have you tried running without WEP or WPA and with the router broadcasting the SSID, to test whether that's the issue? Peter Harrison > > -- > per > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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