Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 01:49:07 -0400 (EDT) From: "kalin mintchev" <kalin@el.net> To: madwifi-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath card problem Message-ID: <49409.151.204.154.241.1090734547.squirrel@el.net> In-Reply-To: <49251.151.204.154.241.1090712879.squirrel@el.net> References: <50138.151.204.154.241.1090701435.squirrel@el.net> <49251.151.204.154.241.1090712879.squirrel@el.net>
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now this is what i do: both cards come up; i turn xl0 down - if i don't and try to associate ath0 i get: ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists ; with the xl0 down i do: ifconfig ath0 inet 192.168.1.21 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid apname; ping to 192.168.1.1 works; ping to anywhere outside does NOT work i get: ping: sendto: Network is down !?!? i don't know why.. then i bring the xl0 up ping outside works fine with it. help?! > some additional information from the log > kernel: arp: 192.168.1.3 is on ath0 but got reply from 00:0b:5f:32:72:48 > on xl0 > Jul 24 18:39:50 host kernel: ath0: hardware error; resetting > Jul 24 18:39:50 host kernel: ath0: ath_reset: unable to reset hardware; hal status 3 > Jul 24 18:39:53 host kernel: arp: 192.168.1.3 is on ath0 but got reply from 00:0b:5f:32:72:48 on xl0 > Jul 24 18:40:23 host last message repeated 4 times > Jul 24 18:42:23 host last message repeated 17 times > output from arp -a returns only: > ? (192.168.1.1) at 00:0f:66:8b:60:13 on xl0 [ethernet] > and arp -i ath0 -a returns nothing > both cards have the same irq 11 at boot. i took 11 out of the pccard.conf > but it still comes up as 11 > can anybody help please... > thanks > more: > about xl0 from dmesg: > xl0: <3Com 3c556B Fast Etherlink XL> port 0x1800-0x18ff mem > 0xe8101000-0xe810107f,0xe8101400-0xe810147f irq 11 at device 3.0 on pci0 xl0: chip is in D3 power mode -- setting to D0 > xl0: Ethernet address: 00:00:86:43:54:46 > miibus0: <MII bus> on xl0 > about ath0 from dmesg: > ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0x88000000-0x8800ffff irq 11 at device 0.0 on cardbus0 > ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 5ghz radio 1.7 2ghz radio 2.3 > ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > ath0: turbo rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps ath0: 802.11 address: 00:80:c8:16:eb:4b >> hi all.. >> i'm having trouble getting an ath card to work properly >> ifconfig output: >> ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 >> inet6 fe80::280:c8ff:fe16:eb4b%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4 >> ether 00:80:c8:16:eb:4b >> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps) >> status: associated >> ssid accesspoint 1:accesspoint >> channel 6 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 >> wepmode OFF weptxkey 1 >> output of wicontrol: >> C serial number: [ ] >> Station name: [ myhost ] >> SSID for IBSS creation: [ accesspoint ] >> Current netname (SSID): [ accesspoint ] >> Desired netname (SSID): [ accesspoint ] >> Current BSSID: [ 00:0f:66:8b:60:13 ] >> Channel list: [ ffe 0 1510 1515 1 0 0 0 0 2320 23 ] >> IBSS channel: [ 6 ] >> Current channel: [ 6 ] >> Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 0 32 0 ] >> Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] >> Intersil-Prism2 based card: [ 1 ] >> Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 1 ] >> MAC address: [ 00:80:c8:16:eb:4b ] >> TX rate (selection): [ 0 ] >> TX rate (actual speed): [ 11 ] >> RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2312 ] >> Create IBSS: [ Off ] >> Access point density: [ 1 ] >> Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ] >> Max sleep time: [ 100 ] >> WEP encryption: [ Off ] >> TX encryption key: [ 1 ] >> Encryption keys: [ ][ ][ ][ ] >> it dies see the router because it has status: associated and the channel >> setting is the one off the accesspoint. >> when i turn the nic off and try to ping out i get: >> ping: sendto: Network is down. >> network is not down because if i turn the nic on again i can do the ping. >> the router is common syslink one and the wireless setup is the >> basic/default one with no wep yet. >> i should say that the card was able to ping th router when the nic card didn't come up - that happens sometimes on this machine - t20 thinkpad. freebsd 5.2.1 >> is it an irq thing between the two cards? >> what else needs to be done in order to get the card working? >> thanks... >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Software is like sex: It's better when it's free. (Linus Torvalds)
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