wireless: host access point w/ WAP help!

Mel Flynn mel.flynn+fbsd.questions at mailing.thruhere.net
Mon Sep 7 13:03:16 UTC 2009


Hi,

0) Always mention OS version, bonus points for uname -a.

On Monday 07 September 2009 02:27:04 Nerius Landys wrote:
> I am following the Handbook instructions for setting up a FreeBSD
> wireless host access point:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-wireless.html
>
> root at speedy# dmesg | grep ath
> ath_hal: 0.9.20.3 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
> ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0xff8f0000-0xff8fffff irq 21 at device 0.0 on pci1
> ath0: [ITHREAD]
> ath0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
> ath0: Ethernet address: 00:02:6f:61:e6:7d
> ath0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
> ath0: ath_chan_set: unable to reset channel 6 (2437 Mhz, flags 0x490
> hal flags 0x150), hal status 12

I read you got it working so far, but if you want this resolved or diagnosed, 
the uname -a is mandatory and an ident /boot/kernel/if_ath.ko as well.
-- 
Mel


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