Re: Connection Issues - Telstra Smart Model Gen 2

Thanks, I'll try that next time I'm near that access point.

I did have a modified regdomain. Though I would have thought that would 
be replaced when upgrading?

Kind regards
Ben

On 12/30/25 01:26, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Dec 2025, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Whats the output of "ifconfig wlan0 list scan" ?
>>
>> Also you don't need "mode 11ac" in there. Let it choose it as it 
>> needs to.
>>
>> Also, which NIC is it?
>
> And, if wpa_supplicant debugging is turned on, what does it say?
>
> wpa_supplicant_flags="-s -d"
> # or if you really want to log everything (DO NOT SHARE THIS PUBLICLY 
> AS IT INCLUDED KEYING MATERIAL!):
> # wpa_supplicant_flags="-s -ddddK"
>
>
> Further, do you have the modified regdomain or was that someone else 
> from AU?
>
> /bz
>
>> On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 at 19:58, Ben Hutton <ben@benhutton.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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