Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:41:11 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Connecting P1i to FreeBSD Message-ID: <fur5qu$u5i$1@ger.gmane.org>
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Hi,
I'd like to connect SE P1i (a "smartphone" device) to FreeBSD, in any=20
possible way, via wireless (WLAN). The symptoms are that it just reports =
"Connection failed" no matter what I do.
Acquired data so far:
0) I'm trying adhoc mode without any authorization, for now, just to get =
it working
1) The same wifi adapter (USB, D-Link DWL-G122) works ok with Windows XP =
with adhoc mode (i.e. the device connects/associates to the computer,=20
can exchange network traffic, etc; in Windows I can bridge the wifi=20
device to the network card, etc. - in effect, no problems)
2) There's no way the same devices succeeds in talking when the wifi=20
adapter is on FreeBSD. The adapter is run via the rum driver.
2a) The "scan network" action on the device lists the WLAN SSID on the=20
computer; also "ifconfig rum0 list sta" on FreeBSD shows the device's MAC=
=2E
3) A third machine, a laptop, can connect to the FreeBSD machine,=20
everything works.
3a) Apparently SE P1i is quirky with its WLAN support, but somehow it=20
knows how to talk to Windows.
Here's a debug trace from the FreeBSD machine (wlandebug -i rum0 +debug=20
+scan +assoc +node +xrate +rate +input +output +auth) during the=20
unsuccessful connection attempt. The "...1d" MAC is from the P1i.
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 27
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 27
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 25
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 25
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 25
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 25
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 25
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: received probe_req from 00:1c:a4:75:63:1d rssi 25
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] recv probe req
rum0: ieee80211_ref_node (ieee80211_send_mgmt:1574)=20
0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> refcnt 3
[00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send probe_resp on channel 6
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] probe station due to inactivity
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send null data frame on channel 6, pwr mgt dis
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] probe station due to inactivity
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] send null data frame on channel 6, pwr mgt dis
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] station timed out due to inactivity (refcnt 1)
rum0: [00:1c:a4:75:63:1d] station with aid 0 leaves
rum0: node_reclaim: remove 0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> from neighbor=20
table, refcnt 1
rum0: _ieee80211_free_node 0xc250b000<00:1c:a4:75:63:1d> in <gone> table
The last 8 messages appear long after the device itself has stopped=20
trying and declared it unconnectable.
I don't know enough of wifi implementation to draw solid conclusions but =
this seems to me like the device is ignoring information given to it by=20
the FreeBSD-run adapter and is retrying several times until it gives up.
Here's ifconfig for rum0:
rum0: flags=3D108843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,NEEDSGIANT>=20
metric 0 mtu 1500
ether 00:1c:f0:9d:08:b3
inet 10.0.0.3 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect <adhoc>=20
(autoselect <adhoc>)
status: associated
ssid C1 channel 6 (2437 Mhz 11g) bssid 9a:04:a0:16:24:54
authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 50 scanvalid 60 bgscan
bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11g 7 roam:rate11g 5
protmode CTS
here's "ifconfig rum0 list sta":
ADDR AID CHAN RATE RSSI IDLE TXSEQ RXSEQ CAPS FLAG
00:1c:f0:9d:08:b3 0 6 1M 15.5 0 0 80 I A
00:1c:a4:75:63:1d 0 6 1M 14.5 0 2 96 A
Is the difference in CAPS significant? Obviously, I can't influence the=20
device in any way to configure itself, but when it scans the available=20
SSIDs, it knows this one is in "ad-hoc" mode and has the correct channel =
listed.
Any ideas what to try next? Fiddling with adhoc/hostap modes, 11b and=20
11g modes, authentication, etc. doesn't work. Even long shots are=20
appreciated. This is on RELENG_7.
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