On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 01:18:24AM -0500, STeve Andre' wrote: > On Thursday 13 November 2008 19:54:55 Juan Miscaro wrote: > > I'm providing wireless internet access for a small building with > > OpenBSD 4.3 (some snapshot) as access point. I'm using the ral > > driver. I regularly need to bring down and then back up the interface > > with ifconfig. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do short of > > replacing the card? As an aside, I'm pondering going wired but > > plugging into a wireless bridge. Any recommendations on models? > > > > ral0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > lladdr 00:18:f8:28:b9:f4 > > groups: wlan > > media: IEEE802.11 DS11 mode 11b hostap (autoselect mode 11b hostap) > > status: active > > ieee80211: nwid MYNETWORK chan 11 bssid 00:18:f8:28:b9:f4 100dBm > > inet6 fe80::218:f8ff:fe28:b9f4%ral0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 > > inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > > > > Thanks for listening, > > > > /juan > > I had a random ral USB device on a T60p ThinkPad, which was rock stable, > so if you're having to reset things, I'd try another card. I'd also try > another newer snapshot. > > --STeve Andre'
I have had problems with my ral AP, and had to occaisonally bounce the interface. I have found that the work up to and since 4.4 have seriously reduced the frequency of problems. I would try a -current snapshot and see if that helps. .... Ken
