On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Dirk Mast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I use a Atheros Mini-PCI Card, which I brought up with the following command > (via the Book of pf): > > sudo ifconfig ath0 up mediaopt hostap mode 11b chan 11 nwid pla nwkey pladoh > > sudo ifconfig ath0 10.50.90.1 > > > I then can't find the AP, even when standing a few centimeters away. > > (Not when using OpenBSD, and not when using Backtrack w/ Kismet) > > That's the first issue (not working is bad..) but when I then > change the ath0 setup anyhow with ifconfig, > like ifconfig ath0 down or change the IP, the whole box hangs: > - doesn't answer to pings > - stops forwarding packets > - is not reachable anymore on all interfaces > > > here's the ifconfig output: > ath0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > lladdr 00:1d:0f:af:98:88 > groups: wlan > media: IEEE802.11 autoselect mode 11b hostap > status: active > ieee80211: nwid con chan 11 bssid 00:1d:0f:af:98:88 nwkey stoke > none > inet6 fe80::21d:fff:feaf:9888%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4 > inet 10.50.90.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 10.255.255.255 > > > and here an excerpt from dmesg: > ath0 at pci0 dev 12 function 0 "Atheros AR2413" rev 0x01: irq 9 > ath0: AR2413 7.8 phy 4.5 rf 5.6, FCC2A*, address 00:1d:0f:af:98:88 > > Platform is an Alix2c3, which works very well except from this issue. > > Any ideas? > Should I provide some additional logs/infos? > >
I'm having the exact same issue(s), system completely locks up. Be it ALIX, WRAP or PC with Atheros wireless cards. I don't have any others to test but Mini-PCI and PCI have both done it. Would like to hear more too. Thx!
