On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 03:06:25PM -0400, Jeremy Chase wrote: > Hi Guys, > > My iwi interface works very well if I set it up with > /etc/hostname.iwi0, but if I change access points I can usually not > get onto a new network. For example, consider this scenario: > > At location 1 with open AP 'dlink' available: > # echo "dhcp nwid dlink" > /etc/hostname.iwi0 > (reboot), and all is well.
OK > > I move to a new location without rebooting, and I want to get onto a > new AP, for example 'attwifi', so I try: > # ifconfig nwid attwifi (However this will almost never result in > 'status active', sometimes it does work, randomly.) > # sh /etc/netstart iwi0 (rarely works because it says no link) This will reset your nwid to 'dlink', which is what you have in /etc/hostname.iwi0 > > I have tried to reset it to defaults with the man page example, but > this doesn't work either.. I'll try something like this: > ifconfig iwi0 -bssid -chan media autoselect nwid "" -nwkey -wpa -wpapsk > ifconfig iwi0 nwid attwifi > ifconfig iwi0 up > sh /etc/netstart iwi0 > (However this usually does not work either) Again, this resets your nwid to 'dlink'. I think instead of sh /etc/netstart iwi0, you want /sbin/dhclient iwi0 > > So I am often forced to reboot just to change AP's, and that is rather > annoying. Any thoughts? I am running -current but have had this issue > since 4.5-release > > The machine is an IBM T42p > > $ pkg_info | grep iwi > iwi-firmware-3.1 Firmware binary image for iwi driver > > OpenBSD 4.6-current (GENERIC) #62: Wed Jul 15 17:27:21 MDT 2009 > dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC > cpu0: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 599 > MHz > cpu0: > FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,TM,SBF,EST,TM2 > real mem = 1072656384 (1022MB) > avail mem = 1028411392 (980MB) > mainbus0 at root > bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 06/18/07, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ > 0xfd750, SMBIOS rev. 2.33 @ 0xe0010 (61 entries) > bios0: vendor IBM version "1RETDRWW (3.23 )" date 06/18/2007 > bios0: IBM 2373KUU > apm0 at bios0: Power Management spec V1.2 > apm0: battery life expectancy 29% > apm0: AC off, battery charge high, estimated 0:24 hours > acpi at bios0 function 0x0 not configured > pcibios0 at bios0: rev 2.1 @ 0xfd6e0/0x920 > pcibios0: PCI IRQ Routing Table rev 1.0 @ 0xfdea0/272 (15 entries) > pcibios0: PCI Interrupt Router at 000:31:0 ("Intel 82371FB ISA" rev 0x00) > pcibios0: PCI bus #6 is the last bus > bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x10000 0xd0000/0x1000 0xd1000/0x1000 > 0xdc000/0x4000! 0xe0000/0x10000 > cpu0 at mainbus0: (uniprocessor) > cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep 599 MHz: speeds: 2000, 1800, 1600, 1400, > 1200, 1000, 800, 600 MHz > pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios) > io address conflict 0x5800/0x8 > io address conflict 0x5808/0x4 > io address conflict 0x5810/0x8 > io address conflict 0x580c/0x4 > pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82855PM Host" rev 0x03 > intelagp0 at pchb0 > agp0 at intelagp0: aperture at 0xd0000000, size 0x10000000 > ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel 82855PM AGP" rev 0x03 > pci1 at ppb0 bus 1 > vga1 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "ATI Radeon Mobility M10" rev 0x80 > wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation) > wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation) > radeondrm0 at vga1: irq 11 > drm0 at radeondrm0 > uhci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 0 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x01: irq 11 > uhci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 1 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x01: irq 11 > uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 2 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x01: irq 11 > ehci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 7 "Intel 82801DB USB" rev 0x01: irq 11 > usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0 > uhub0 at usb0 "Intel EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1 > ppb1 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 "Intel 82801BAM Hub-to-PCI" rev 0x81 > pci2 at ppb1 bus 2 > mem address conflict 0xb0000000/0x1000 > mem address conflict 0xb1000000/0x1000 > cbb0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "TI PCI4520 CardBus" rev 0x01: irq 11 > cbb1 at pci2 dev 0 function 1 "TI PCI4520 CardBus" rev 0x01: irq 11 > em0 at pci2 dev 1 function 0 "Intel PRO/1000MT (82540EP)" rev 0x03: > irq 11, address 00:0d:60:79:a8:3c > iwi0 at pci2 dev 2 function 0 "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG" rev 0x05: > irq 11, address 00:0e:35:7b:29:23 > cardslot0 at cbb0 slot 0 flags 0 > cardbus0 at cardslot0: bus 3 device 0 cacheline 0x8, lattimer 0xb0 > pcmcia0 at cardslot0 > cardslot1 at cbb1 slot 1 flags 0 > cardbus1 at cardslot1: bus 6 device 0 cacheline 0x8, lattimer 0xb0 > pcmcia1 at cardslot1 > ichpcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel 82801DBM LPC" rev 0x01: > 24-bit timer at 3579545Hz > pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel 82801DBM IDE" rev 0x01: DMA, > channel 0 configured to compatibility, channel 1 configured to > compatibility > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <HTS726060M9AT00> > wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 57231MB, 117210240 sectors > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 > atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0 > scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets > cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <HL-DT-ST, RW/DVD GCC-4242N, 0201> ATAPI > 5/cdrom removable > cd0(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 2 > ichiic0 at pci0 dev 31 function 3 "Intel 82801DB SMBus" rev 0x01: irq 11 > iic0 at ichiic0 > spdmem0 at iic0 addr 0x50: 512MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC2700CL2.5 > spdmem1 at iic0 addr 0x51: 512MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC2700CL2.5 > auich0 at pci0 dev 31 function 5 "Intel 82801DB AC97" rev 0x01: irq > 11, ICH4 AC97 > ac97: codec id 0x41445374 (Analog Devices AD1981B) > ac97: codec features headphone, 20 bit DAC, No 3D Stereo > audio0 at auich0 > "Intel 82801DB Modem" rev 0x01 at pci0 dev 31 function 6 not configured > usb1 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0 > uhub1 at usb1 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > usb2 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0 > uhub2 at usb2 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > usb3 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0 > uhub3 at usb3 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1 > isa0 at ichpcib0 > isadma0 at isa0 > pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 > pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) > pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot > wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 > pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot) > pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot > wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0 > pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 > midi0 at pcppi0: <PC speaker> > spkr0 at pcppi0 > lpt0 at isa0 port 0x378/4 irq 7 > aps0 at isa0 port 0x1600/31 > npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16 > fdc0 at isa0 port 0x3f0/6 irq 6 drq 2 > biomask ef7d netmask ef7d ttymask ffff > mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support > softraid0 at root > root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b > > -- > Jeremy Chase, N1JER > http://weatherfinder.info/