On 2/5/09, Lars Lonne <[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/2/5 Paul B. Mahol <[email protected]>: >> On 2/4/09, Lars Lonne <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all. I have recently installed FreeBSD-7.1-RELEASE on my Compaq Evo >>> laptop. It used to dualboot with windows xp and gentoo linux, but I >>> decided to give FreeBSD a try instead, so now it dualboots with >>> windows and FreeBSD. My biggest problem is connecting to the internet >>> over the local wifi network. I am using a usb antenna, which uses the >>> rum driver in FreeBSD. When using windows, the signal strength is low >>> (I am located quite far from the access point), but works fine. I can >>> connect to the network and get on the internet, no problem. Problem is >>> when I start FreeBSD, I cannot get a signal, i.e. ifconfig always >>> reports "no carrier". I can connect to the network with FreeBSD if I >>> move closer to the AP, but it is impractical for me to do so. >>> >>> Has anyone experienced anything similar, or know what could be causing >>> it? Please let me know if you need more information. Hope you can help >>> me. >>> >>> /lars >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "[email protected]" >>> >> >> This is known "rum" issue, some code is missing. >> >> I debuged it some time ago, but with no luck. >> I will try again some time later .... >> >> -- >> Paul >> > > Thank you for your reply. I have the same problem with the ral driver > (as I mentioned in an earlier email to this mailing list) when I am > using a different antenna (a pc-card). Is this also a known issue with > the ral driver?
If on linux(open source driver, not via ndiswrapper) you do not have such problem, than it is ral driver fault. -- Paul _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
