ATHEROS -- 802.11a/b/g Wireless Lan Mini PCI Express -- 6459-CTO

[freebsd_user at guice.ath.cx]

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 01:48:13PM +1000, Ian Smith wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, freebsd_user at guice.ath.cx wrote:
>  > MACHINE: THINKPAD T61P
>  > MACHINE TYPE: 6459-CTO
>  > NETWORK ADAPTER: 11a/b/g Wireless Lan Mini PCI Express (windows)
>  > -
>  > FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE i386 <== fresh install
>  > -
>  > ==> pciconf -l -v |grep -i atheros
>  >     vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
>  >     device     = 'AR5212 Atheros AR5212 802.11abg wireless'
>  > 
> 
> Looks rather like an Atheros AR5212 :)
> 
>  > ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
>  > 	ether 00:1f:3a:4d:45:d1
>  > 	inet 192.168.1.111 netmask 0xe1ffff00 broadcast 222.168.1.255
> 
> For starters, this netmask (and thus, broadcast address) is rubbish.
> 
> What's your ifconfig setup for this interface in /etc/rc.conf?

Nothing for 'ath0' in /etc/rc.conf.  I configured from the CLI:
ifconfig ath0 inet 192.168.1.111 netmask
255.255.255.0

I was doing so while my em0 was connected to
the same LAN with an ip of: 192.168.1.6 netmask
255.255.255.0 <== this is not the way I planned
on using the devices.  I only want to use the
'ath0' unless the situation calls for cable.

I'm also not sure what to read about setting up
'WPA' and/or 'WEP' or, if the device/driver
will auto-detect.

I've even went as far as to disconnect the
'em0' with no positive results from the 'ath0'.