Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:43:24 +0100 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwi on 7-STABLE Message-ID: <4961115C.3010005@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <20090104145107.GA1005@laptop.piggybox> References: <495AA573.4020303@intersonic.se> <20081230233350.GA4401@laptop.piggybox> <495AC5AF.5060408@intersonic.se> <20090104145107.GA1005@laptop.piggybox>
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Peter Harrison wrote: > 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? > Yes, did that. In all the cases I've tested iwi is associated but no IP. Several XP boxes works fine with same router and settings. A guess then would be that the problem lies with the routers DHCP server rather than the wireless. Now back home, I tried same config with our Linksys router and no problem. I could not find anything odd or unusual in the setup for the Netgear so why this happened is still obscure to me. -- per
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