ath0 driver
Sam Leffler
sam at errno.com
Wed Aug 6 07:38:05 PDT 2003
> Ive got a Dlink DWL-G520 that Ive installed into a Freebsd system. Ive
> set up the card with the following
> ifconfig_ath0="inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid daves channel 10
> media DS11 mediaopt hostap"
>
> This system was cvsuped and buildworld about 3 days ago. The card appears
> to be working because when I try to connect with my PDA it shows full
> Link and quality, and when I ifconfig ath0 down , the link and quality
> go down to nothing.
>
> However it doesn't give out dhcp addresses over this interface. Im sure
my
> dhcpd.conf is fine because I've used a similar one on a laptop => aka
> wireless access point that worked very well. So I tried to use dstumbler
> to see if it could detect the PDA, however it gives me the following
> error
>
> error: unable to ioctl device socket: Operation now in progress
>
> and it stays that way.
>
> Has anyone had this issue as well or now what it means?
>
Verify you have the latest HAL using
sysctl hw.ath
The version should be 0.9.5.3 or better (can't remember if I committed .4
or .3). If you have an old version update. Otherwise you might try
tapping 802.11 frames with tcpdump on the AP to see what's going on:
tcpdump -i ath0 -y IEEE802_11
As to dstumbler, it is intimately tied to the wi driver at the moment. I
have a version that works w/ wi and ath drivers but it's a major rewrite
and incomplete. If someone wants to pick it up I'd be happy to pass the
(incomplete) work on...
Sam
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