<![CDATA[Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error]]>I am using latest pfsense embedded firmware (.90) and installed on Soekris 4801 with  Atheros 5354 MP PLUS ARIES2 4G (miniPCI) wireless. I was able to get pfsense up and running, but it is not seeing the ath0 at all, I went to the shell and issued some commands:

ifconfig ath0

ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist

ifconfig ath0 inet 192.168.1.21 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid apname;

ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist

dmesg | grep ath0

ath0: <atheros 5212="">mem 0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq 11 at device 14.0 on pci0
ath0: Ethernet address: 00:02:6f:21:e3:3a
ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 radio 3.6</atheros>

Any idea why it is not seeing ath0? it should be able to work under FreeBSD 5.x and 6.x.

Thanks,
Richard

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/26/getting-ifconfig-interface-ath0-does-not-exist-errorRSS for NodeFri, 16 Oct 2026 17:41:26 GMTFri, 04 Nov 2005 18:16:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:03:21 GMT]]>I replaced the image with 0.92 and it now see the wireless ath0.. Thanks guys.

If you still need the dmesg on this new release, let me know.

Richard

@lsf:

Get the newest version (0.92), it has a newer HAL/driver for ath.
And it should support that card.
Also add all the dmesg lines regarding ath.
And a pciconfg -vl from the shell would be nice.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131325https://forum.netgate.com/post/131325Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:03:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:24:31 GMT]]>Get the newest version (0.92), it has a newer HAL/driver for ath.
And it should support that card.
Also add all the dmesg lines regarding ath.
And a pciconfg -vl from the shell would be nice.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131310https://forum.netgate.com/post/131310Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:24:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:01:58 GMT]]>Can you post the full dmesg?  It might contain more info that someone will find useful.

–Bill

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131309https://forum.netgate.com/post/131309Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:26:59 GMT]]>@sullrich:

Click the + icon.

No option for + icon, I tried deleting the OPT1 interface then I saw + icon.. I clicked on that, and that is only 3 options showed SIS0 thru 3. nothing about ath0..

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]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131307https://forum.netgate.com/post/131307Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:26:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:17:18 GMT]]>Click the + icon.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131305https://forum.netgate.com/post/131305Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:17:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:16:07 GMT]]>I tried that, but I dont see an option for ath0 in the drop list.  See the attached image snapshot of webgui showing only 3 interfaces choice.

@sullrich:

Did you assign the interface?

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]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131304https://forum.netgate.com/post/131304Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:16:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting "ifconfig: interface ath0 does not exist" error on Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:32:25 GMT]]>Did you assign the interface?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/131302https://forum.netgate.com/post/131302Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:32:25 GMT