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Atheros WLAN card without ath0: device timeout or fix it for me- 25$

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    srynoname
    last edited by Oct 19, 2013, 12:09 PM

    I tried 3 different atheros cards (9280, 9287, 9281), all 3 end up with "ath0: device timeout" in infrastructure (client) mode after some time.

    Your task:
    Recommend me a an atheros based mini pcie card (full or half height), that does not have this problem, supports at least g mode (54 mbit/s), wpa2 and has 2 antenna connectors. The card has to be available in stock in a german onlineshop with a good reputation for max. 50 EUR.

    I will test the card one week for stability in general using infrastructure (client) mode (it does not help me if the card then has another problem), if all works fine, I will pay 25$ to you.

    Alternative:
    Provide me a solution for one of my existing cards (9280, 9287, 9281 based). Solution should survive pfsense upgrades etc. Explain me your solution on a high level, then we will see if it would be OK for me and then we can think about implementing your proposed solution.

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      Aluminum
      last edited by Oct 22, 2013, 9:02 PM

      Instead put your bounty towards a cheap router that is flashable to your choice of WRT-based distribution (but not DD).
      Consider money spent on cards as a learning experience, they can still work as client cards in laptops :)

      Put it on one of your LAN subnets or ideally give it its own interface. (wifi security track record is terrible, even current "safe" WPA2/AES is brute forcible without a longer password, gpus are monsters these days)

      Yes its another device to manage, but you will get much better end results, at the very least least N support if not more.

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        srynoname
        last edited by Oct 23, 2013, 8:30 PM

        Yeah, I already have a WLAN router, but I am lacking some space in general or lets say it doesn't look very nice to have dozens of devices ;-) BTW why no DD-WRT?
        As there has to be some working card, I am still looking for a solution ;-)

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          Aluminum
          last edited by Oct 23, 2013, 9:07 PM

          @srynoname:

          Yeah, I already have a WLAN router, but I am lacking some space in general or lets say it doesn't look very nice to have dozens of devices ;-) BTW why no DD-WRT?
          As there has to be some working card, I am still looking for a solution ;-)

          Not going to start a ddwrt flame on pfsense forum, going to leave it at wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. Still better than a lot of the absolutely broken consumer firmware I suppose.

          There is no confirmed working pci express card in 2.0.3 or 2.1. (for most atheros chipsets, I probably own a card with it)
          Your solution is basically to wait for the next major release and /crossfingers.

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            jonesr
            last edited by Dec 6, 2013, 6:55 PM

            Sorry I am confused, you dismissed the possibility of using a separate wireless router but you want to get infrastructure client mode working, what are you trying to achieve? Using the wireless card in your pfSense to become a wireless access point? Or for your pfSense to become a wireless client connected wirelessly to another wireless access point?

            Either way I use mine in HOST AP mode so my pfSense acts as the wireless AP that client devices connect to. I was under the impression "Infrastructure Client" mode is for making your pfSense a wireless client, which connects to another device acting as a wireless access point.

            I am 90% certain the one I am using myself is this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-B53F-C1B-wireless-module-new-genuine-/130598853538 - but I use mine in HOSTAP mode ("Access Point" now in the interface), not client.

            I pulled it out of my Asus B53F notebook. Also I can't say with absolute certainty but I think before that (again, in HOSTAP) I was using the one I pulled from an old Apple Mac Mini, although there is no promise they only ever shipped with one version of card the model I had can be googled as "macmini2,1"

            If this is helps you achieve your goal please donate the bounty to the pfSense community, not me personally.

            pfSense AMD64 VGA - Assume latest version.
            Suricata, pfBlockerNG, SquidGuard, squid3.

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              srynoname
              last edited by Dec 6, 2013, 7:06 PM

              I hereby close this bounty, I gave up and ended up using a wlan router at each pfsense box.

              @jonesr:
              I need both, infratructure and access point. access point seems to work quite well though. infrastructure however is a total pity ):

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                jonesr
                last edited by Dec 6, 2013, 7:10 PM

                @srynoname:

                @jonesr:
                I need both, infratructure and access point.

                No wonder I was confused then. Sorry I couldn't be of help in that case.

                pfSense AMD64 VGA - Assume latest version.
                Suricata, pfBlockerNG, SquidGuard, squid3.

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                  srynoname
                  last edited by Dec 6, 2013, 7:10 PM

                  well, you tried it and I appreciate this :-)

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