On Sun, 28 Dec 2025, Adrian Chadd wrote:
Hi!
Whats the output of "ifconfig wlan0 list scan" ?
Also you don't need "mode 11ac" in there. Let it choose it as it needs to.
Also, which NIC is it?
And, if wpa_supplicant debugging is turned on, what does it say?
wpa_supplicant_flags="-s -d"
# or if you really want to log everything (DO NOT SHARE THIS PUBLICLY AS IT
INCLUDED KEYING MATERIAL!):
# wpa_supplicant_flags="-s -ddddK"
Further, do you have the modified regdomain or was that someone else from AU?
/bz
On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 at 19:58, Ben Hutton <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
I was recently attempting to connect to a wifi modem at a house I was visiting
and found I couldn't connect with FreeBSD (Current 1600007). I was however able
to connect on my GrapheneOS Pixel 9a and have in the past connected to the same
accesspoint with several iPhones and a MacBook Pro. FreeBSD however couldn't
connect to no matter what combination I was trying. I wasn't getting any
errors, it just wouldn't connect.
Since this is an ISP branded device I'm not 100% sure exactly the make/model,
however I did manage to get the following:
ISP Branding: Telstra Smart Model Gen 2
Model: LH1000
Manufactured by (According to Claude Haiku 3.5): Arcadyan
Firmware (According to Claude Haiku 3.5): heavily modified version of DD-WRT/OpenWRT - may have
different firmware versions (e.g., "Blue Egypt" or "Champagne" versions)
Any idea on how I can debug this in future? I wasn't getting any obvious errors
in /var/log/messages. I ended up tethering to my phone which was connected to
the access point.
/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (relevant entries)
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=2
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
network={
ssid="XXXXXXXXX"
psk="xxxxxxxxx"
priority=5
}
/etc/rc.conf (relevant wifi entries)
wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
create_args_wlan0="country AU regdomain APAC2"
ifconfig_wlan0="mode 11ac WPA SYNCDHCP powersave"
wlan0_powersave="YES"
Kind regards
Ben
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