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    Wireless works fine… until I turn on security!?

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      LuckyURE
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      $ pciconf -l
      hostb0@pci0:0:1:0: class=0x060000 card=0x20801022 chip=0x20801022 rev=0x33 hdr=0x00
      none0@pci0:0:1:2: class=0x101000 card=0x20821022 chip=0x20821022 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
      vr0@pci0:0:9:0: class=0x020000 card=0x01061106 chip=0x30531106 rev=0x96 hdr=0x00
      vr1@pci0:0:10:0: class=0x020000 card=0x01061106 chip=0x30531106 rev=0x96 hdr=0x00
      vr2@pci0:0:11:0: class=0x020000 card=0x01061106 chip=0x30531106 rev=0x96 hdr=0x00
      ath0@pci0:0:12:0: class=0x020000 card=0x1600185f chip=0x001b168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
      isab0@pci0:0:15:0: class=0x060100 card=0x20901022 chip=0x20901022 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
      atapci0@pci0:0:15:2: class=0x010180 card=0x209a1022 chip=0x209a1022 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
      ohci0@pci0:0:15:4: class=0x0c0310 card=0x20941022 chip=0x20941022 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
      ehci0@pci0:0:15:5: class=0x0c0320 card=0x20951022 chip=0x20951022 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00

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        cmb
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        That's exactly the same card I have. Again, what hardware is it in?

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          wallabybob
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          @cmb:

          Again, what hardware is it in?

          Do you need more information than:
          @LuckyURE:

          I'm using a Netgate m1n1wall 2D3/2D13 Alix board (http://store.netgate.com/Netgate-m1n1wall-2D3-2D13-Blue-P217C61.aspx).

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            cmb
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            Thanks I missed that post. I'll try putting mine in an ALIX in a bit.

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              LuckyURE
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              Any luck?  I'm eager to know how screwed up I am.  pfSense has been so rock solid that I just have to assume that it's me that is the problem.  :P

              I patiently await your update.  Thanks for helping out on this!

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                cmb
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                I'm at a loss. I went through all my Atheros cards including the DCMA-82, on an ALIX, and had no issues with any of them. Jim @ Netgate gave me the idea that maybe it was related to the glxsb crypto accelerator on the ALIX so I made sure to try with that both on and off, and no diff either way, both ways work for me.

                The only thing I can think of is somehow the hardware has changed in newer stock, the wireless gear I have is all 3-6 years old, though it should be identical since it's the same model and identifies itself the same. Netgate is going to test on new stock to compare.

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                  LuckyURE
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                  Is there anything else I can do to help troubleshoot this?  Should I pull the card out and provide any info off of it for you?  I'd really like to help get this working, not for just myself, but for everybody.  Anything I can do to help just let me know.

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                    cmb
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                    Not yet, but I'll definitely be in touch if Netgate can't replicate it either.

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                      LuckyURE
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                      I have good news.  No, scratch that, I have GREAT news!  ;D

                      I upgraded to the newly released 2.0.1 this morning and guess what.. the wireless works properly now!  There was no mention in the blog post regarding the new release of wireless fixes of this type but whatever the team did fixed my problem!

                      All clients can now connect to wpa/wpa2 secured networks (I have the WPA mode and WPA Pairwise each set to BOTH) and it's working great now.  Thanks pfSense & FreeBSD teams!

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                        cmb
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                        Hmm… well, that's great news, but I have no idea how that could have changed. Weird, the OS didn't change at all, nothing related to wireless changed either. Glad to hear it though!

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                          LuckyURE
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                          Just to clarify, I also have changed nothing other than updating to the new version as I was awaiting a response.  ::)  Thanks for your help through all of this!  Now back to my other forum post about bridging it now (fingers crossed): http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,43799.0.html

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                            LuckyURE
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                            I have completed my bridging pfSense blog post.  It has a decent section that talks about configuring wireless in general.  If anyone is interested they can see it here:  http://blog.qcsitter.com/BSDay/index.php?/archives/2-Bridging-the-pfSense-2.x-wireless-divide.html

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