Connection Issues - Telstra Smart Model Gen 2
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Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:57:41 UTC
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