Using a Cisco systems 21-AG cardus using ath 5212 driver if the first command you send to the card is ifconfig ath0 authmode shared system freezes and the only way to regain control is to power down. ifconfig ath0 scan does not produce results unless already attached as a station, you cannot scan unless authenticated.
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-net Over to maintainer(s).
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-net->freebsd-wireless Reassign to freebsd-wireless Submitter: is this still a problem for you w/ freebsd-8 or freebsd-head?
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. Note: I did a quick pass but if you are getting this email it might be worthwhile to double check to see if this bug ought to be closed.
There's been a lot of churn in the wireless code since then. Likewise in the cardbus code, though much less. If this is still an issue, please open a new bug and cc me.