Bug 148078

Summary: [ath] wireless networking stops functioning
Product: Base System Reporter: eb30750
Component: wirelessAssignee: freebsd-wireless (Nobody) <wireless>
Status: Open ---    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Unspecified   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description eb30750 2010-06-23 04:10:05 UTC
I finally found time to work with Freebsd 8.0 release from last fall.  After struggling to find the correct configuration I was able to get my wireless interface working just great.  In an attempt to get Gnome 2.3 loaded I performed a freebsd-update to 8.1 prerelease.  After running install and rebooting twice the system booted up with the wlan0 device stating "associated."  However, no network response was forth coming.  After researching this on the web I found a blog that stated to insert the line synchonous_dhclient="yes."  I did and the network interface was able to perform pings and traceroutes.  But when I went to download a new package the network froze.  Again, I researched the web and found instructions to add if_vlan_load and vaps_ath0="wlan0".  Adding these did not make matters any better.  I then "rolled back" the Freebsd to 8.0 release and changed the conf files back and the network is up and running as expected.

8.0 release config files

rc.conf
wlans_ath0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"

loader.conf
wlan_wep_load="YES"
wlan_ccmp_load="YES"
wlan_tkip_load="YES"

wpa_supplicant.conf
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
#
network={
	ssid="my wireless AP"
	psk="my AP password"
}

How-To-Repeat: upgrade to 8.1 prerelease
Comment 1 Oliver Pinter 2010-06-23 10:52:47 UTC
hi!

under 7.3-STABLE is the same problem, on boot +2-3 minutes the
networking is ok, but after 2-3 minutes, it going down. The soultion
is this:

ifconfig_ath0="DHCP WPA protmode rtscts mode 11g -bgscan -burst
channel 12 -powersave"

It's an ar5212 tp-link wlan card.
Comment 2 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-06-28 05:26:59 UTC
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-amd64->freebsd-net

Over to maintainer(s).
Comment 3 Adrian Chadd freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2011-04-11 12:41:44 UTC
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-net->freebsd-wireless

punt to mailing list
Comment 4 Eitan Adler freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2018-05-28 19:47:51 UTC
batch change:

For bugs that match the following
-  Status Is In progress 
AND
- Untouched since 2018-01-01.
AND
- Affects Base System OR Documentation

DO:

Reset to open status.


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