On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:27:55 -0700 (MST) Warren Block <wbl...@wonkity.com> wrote:
> Finishing a complete new install of 8-stable on a Thinkpad T42. This > model came with the Intel PRO/wireless 2100. > > So far, it has almost but not quite been able to connect using WPA on > FreeBSD. Same here when trying to set up wireless LAN on a T41 with an Intel PRO/wireless 2100. > rc.conf: > wlans_ipw0="wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" > > loader.conf: > legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 > if_ipw_load="YES" That's what I did too. No joy. > ifconfig wlan0 scan sees all the nearby access points, including mine. Here too. > wpa_supplicant can't quite attach, but doesn't give up trying. > /var/log/messages: > Jan 3 14:49:40 paddy wpa_supplicant[392]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS > Jan 3 14:49:40 paddy wpa_supplicant[392]: Trying to associate with > 00:14:bf:cd:a2:0b (SSID='myssid' freq=2412 MHz) > Jan 3 14:49:50 paddy wpa_supplicant[392]: Authentication with > 00:14:bf:cd:a2:0b timed out. Appart from that I got the following in /var/log/messages: kernel: ipw0: need multicast update callback Since the same setup worked fine on FreeBSD 7.2, maybe this infomation regarding ipw is correct after all: http://wiki.freebsd.org/8.0TODO#head-637d4dd09847005583f360ebb430cf32b64a4d8b Andreas -- GnuPG key : 0x2A573565 | http://www.gnupg.org/howtos/de/ Fingerprint: 925D 2089 0BF9 8DE5 9166 33BB F0FD CD37 2A57 3565
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