ath and SMC wireless SMCWCB-N CardBus card
Torfinn Ingolfsen
torfinn.ingolfsen at broadpark.no
Wed May 28 21:45:11 UTC 2008
Hi,
Today I got a SMCWCB-N[2] CardBus card. According to pciconf -lv it has an
Atheros chipset:
none2 at pci0:5:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0xee061113 chip=0x0023168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
device = 'AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter'
class = network
It didn't get registered with the ath / ath_hal included in 7.0-stable:
root at kg-i82# uname -a
FreeBSD kg-i82.kg4.no 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #3: Wed May 28 15:59:38 CEST 2008 root at kg-i82.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/I81K i386
After a little Googling I found the updated ath_hal[1] at Sam's FreeBSD page and tried that. Now the card is recognized:
ath0 at pci0:5:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0xee061113 chip=0x0023168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
device = 'AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter'
class = network
'ifconfig -m' shows:
root at kg-i82# ifconfig -m ath0
ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
ether 00:13:f7:6f:2f:45
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect)
status: no carrier
supported media:
media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/54Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/48Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/36Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/24Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/18Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/12Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/9Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/6Mbps mode autoselect
media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media DS/11Mbps mode autoselect
media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media DS/5.5Mbps mode autoselect
media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media DS/2Mbps mode autoselect
media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media DS/1Mbps mode autoselect
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/54Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/48Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/24Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/18Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/12Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/9Mbps mode 11g
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media OFDM/6Mbps mode 11g
media DS/11Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media DS/11Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/11Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media DS/11Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media DS/11Mbps mode 11g
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11g
media DS/2Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media DS/2Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/2Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media DS/2Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media DS/2Mbps mode 11g
media DS/1Mbps mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media DS/1Mbps mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/1Mbps mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media DS/1Mbps mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media DS/1Mbps mode 11g
media autoselect mode 11g mediaopt monitor
media autoselect mode 11g mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media autoselect mode 11g mediaopt hostap
media autoselect mode 11g mediaopt adhoc
media autoselect mode 11g
media DS/11Mbps mode 11b mediaopt monitor
media DS/11Mbps mode 11b mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/11Mbps mode 11b mediaopt hostap
media DS/11Mbps mode 11b mediaopt adhoc
media DS/11Mbps mode 11b
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b mediaopt monitor
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b mediaopt hostap
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b mediaopt adhoc
media DS/5.5Mbps mode 11b
media DS/2Mbps mode 11b mediaopt monitor
media DS/2Mbps mode 11b mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/2Mbps mode 11b mediaopt hostap
media DS/2Mbps mode 11b mediaopt adhoc
media DS/2Mbps mode 11b
media DS/1Mbps mode 11b mediaopt monitor
media DS/1Mbps mode 11b mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media DS/1Mbps mode 11b mediaopt hostap
media DS/1Mbps mode 11b mediaopt adhoc
media DS/1Mbps mode 11b
media autoselect mode 11b mediaopt monitor
media autoselect mode 11b mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media autoselect mode 11b mediaopt hostap
media autoselect mode 11b mediaopt adhoc
media autoselect mode 11b
media autoselect mode autoselect mediaopt monitor
media autoselect mode autoselect mediaopt flag0 mediaopt adhoc
media autoselect mode autoselect mediaopt hostap
media autoselect mode autoselect mediaopt adhoc
media autoselect mode autoselect
ssid "" channel 1 (2412 Mhz 11b)
authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 50 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60 bgscan
bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi11b 7 roam:rate11b 1 burst
bintval 0
Unfortnately the card doesn't work, it doesn't want to talk to my access point at all.
I guess this is just the state of things, now that atheros has closed their communications.
What more info is needed? Do anyone want it?
References:
1) http://people.freebsd.org/%7Esam/ath_hal-20070428.tgz
2) http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=5&scid=117&pid=1590
--
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway
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