Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:44:19 +0200 From: nollan <nollan@phreaker.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: nollan@phreaker.net Subject: Wireless connection problem. Message-ID: <46E85DB3.60701@phreaker.net>
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Hi List! I've got a really annoying problem with my wireless connection from my FreeBSD Gateway to the WAN-router (Yes, the gateway connect to the WAN via wireless :(. ). The setup works fine until the carrier is lost (maybe weak signal), then it refuses to pick the connection up again, resulting in a non-working gateway. Then I have to flush ipfw, dhclient ath0 and restart natd to make it all work again. If I keep the connection busy (i.e. ping -i 5 gateway), it all works fine, no carrier is lost. Shouldn't it be possible for the setup to regain carrier automatically when it's lost? My setup: 1: rc.conf: gateway_enable="YES" dhclient_program="/sbin/dhclient" dhclient_flags="" firewall_enable="YES" firewall_script="/etc/rc.firewall" firewall_type="OPEN" natd_enable="YES" natd_interface="ath0" natd_flags="-f /etc/natd.conf" (same_ports yes - use_sockets yes - dynamic yes) ifconfig_ath0="ssid ZyXEL DHCP wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:0x....." 2: ipfw list: (not safe, just temporary) 50 divert 8668 ip from any to any via ath0 100 allow ip from any to any 3: Hardware The ath0 card is a D-Link DWL-G520 The router is a ZyXEL P-320 (no turbomode etc) As I said, the setup works flawless util the carrier is lost and ath0 is unable to regain carrier. I've tried freebsd-mobile, but it seems fairly idle. Thanks in advance, Regards J
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