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Date:      Tue, 7 May 2002 17:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Paul Herman <pherman@frenchfries.net>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Wireless NIC only works in promiscuous mode
Message-ID:  <20020507173608.R150-100000@mammoth.hb.frenchfries.net>

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Hi,

I've got a Linksys WMP11 "Instant Wireless" PCI card running on
4.6-PRERELEASE:

 wi0: <Intersil Prism2.5> mem 0xf4200000-0xf4200fff irq 3 at device 11.0 on pci1
 wi0: 802.11 address: 00:06:25:a7:47:93
 wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3874A(Mini-PCI)
 wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary 1.00.05, Station 1.03.04

I've got it working (talking to a MacOSX machine, ARP, ping, FTP,
ssh, etc. all work), but it only works when the interface is in
promiscuous mode!  i.e. I have to run tcpdump, and "tcpdump -i wi0"
makes it work, and "tcpdump -i wi0 -p" doesn't.

Is this an issue with the driver, or is it cockpit error on my
part?

-Paul.

bash# ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.1.1/24 ssid testnet channel 2
bash# ifconfig wi0
wi0: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        inet6 fe80::206:25ff:fea7:4793%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
        inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
        ether 00:06:25:a7:47:93
        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect <adhoc> (DS/11Mbps <adhoc>)
        status: associated
        ssid testnet 1:testnet
        stationname mammoth
        channel 2 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
        wepmode OFF weptxkey 1



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