Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:57:41 +0800 From: Ben Hutton <ben@benhutton.com.au> To: FreeBSD wireless mailing list <wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Connection Issues - Telstra Smart Model Gen 2 Message-ID: <54a1c60b-a8d5-453b-bc4f-ce72c4150ee0@benhutton.com.au>
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Hi,
I was recently attempting to connect to a wifi modem at a house I was
visiting and found I couldn't connect with FreeBSD (Current 1600007). I
was however able to connect on my GrapheneOS Pixel 9a and have in the
past connected to the same accesspoint with several iPhones and a
MacBook Pro. FreeBSD however couldn't connect to no matter what
combination I was trying. I wasn't getting any errors, it just wouldn't
connect.
Since this is an ISP branded device I'm not 100% sure exactly the
make/model, however I did manage to get the following:
ISP Branding: Telstra Smart Model Gen 2
Model: LH1000
Manufactured by (According to Claude Haiku 3.5): Arcadyan
Firmware (According to Claude Haiku 3.5): heavily modified version of
DD-WRT/OpenWRT - may have different firmware versions (e.g., "Blue
Egypt" or "Champagne" versions)
Any idea on how I can debug this in future? I wasn't getting any obvious
errors in /var/log/messages. I ended up tethering to my phone which was
connected to the access point.
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (relevant entries)
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=2
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
network={
ssid="XXXXXXXXX"
psk="xxxxxxxxx"
priority=5
}
/etc/rc.conf (relevant wifi entries)
wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
create_args_wlan0="country AU regdomain APAC2"
ifconfig_wlan0="mode 11ac WPA SYNCDHCP powersave"
wlan0_powersave="YES"
Kind regards
Ben
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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I was recently attempting to connect to a wifi modem at a house I
was visiting and found I couldn't connect with FreeBSD (Current
1600007). I was however able to connect on my GrapheneOS Pixel 9a
and have in the past connected to the same accesspoint with
several iPhones and a MacBook Pro. FreeBSD however couldn't
connect to no matter what combination I was trying. I wasn't
getting any errors, it just wouldn't connect.</p>
<p>Since this is an ISP branded device I'm not 100% sure exactly the
make/model, however I did manage to get the following:</p>
<p>ISP Branding: Telstra Smart Model Gen 2</p>
<p>Model: LH1000</p>
<p>Manufactured by (According to Claude <span
class="wZ4JdaHxSAhGy1HoNVja cPy9QU4brI7VQXFNPEvF">Haiku 3.5)</span>: Arcadyan</p>
<p>Firmware (According to Claude <span
class="wZ4JdaHxSAhGy1HoNVja cPy9QU4brI7VQXFNPEvF">Haiku 3.5)</span>: heavily
modified version of DD-WRT/OpenWRT - may have different firmware
versions (e.g., "Blue Egypt" or "Champagne" versions)</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Any idea on how I can debug this in future? I wasn't getting any
obvious errors in /var/log/messages. I ended up tethering to my
phone which was connected to the access point.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (relevant entries)</p>
<p>ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant<br>
eapol_version=2<br>
ap_scan=1<br>
fast_reauth=1<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>network={<br>
ssid="XXXXXXXXX"<br>
psk="xxxxxxxxx"<br>
priority=5<br>
}<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>/etc/rc.conf (relevant wifi entries)</p>
<p>wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"<br>
create_args_wlan0="country AU regdomain APAC2"<br>
ifconfig_wlan0="mode 11ac WPA SYNCDHCP powersave"<br>
wlan0_powersave="YES"<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>Kind regards<br>
Ben</p>
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