WLAN USB stick - Error - pfsense hangs

Nachtfalke

Hi,

I tried yesterday with to WLAN USB sticks:
Alfa AWUS036H with Realtek R8187L chipset.

The problem ist, that the console shows me, if I try to run it as an AP "HOSTAP mode not supported".
But in Windows or openSUSE it works as AP. Is this a freebsd driver problem or is this a pfsense problem ?

Further I used two other WLAN USB sticks with one time RT2560 chipset and one time with rt73 (Edimax EW-7318USg) chipset. Both are ralink chipsets.

Both run into the error in the picture I attached.

Interesting is, that the start as AP, they send beacons and I can find the with a WLAN client, but if I try to connect it runs into this error.

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wallabybob

It is a limitation of the FreeBSD driver for Realtek WLAN chip(s?) that AP mode is not supported.

I have seen the integer divide panic in FreeBSD problem reports database. Its some months since I plugged a rum device into my pfSense test system but I don't think I ever saw the integer divide panic.

I suggest you search the FreeBSD problem report database where you may find a workaround: for example, configuring a specific channel rather than defaulting to "Auto".

Nachtfalke

@wallabybob:

It is a limitation of the FreeBSD driver for Realtek WLAN chip(s?) that AP mode is not supported.

Hehe, chip, chipsets, chips - sigular, plural - german <-> english. This happens, if words in german sounds similar to english words but have a different meaning ;-)

I have seen the integer divide panic in FreeBSD problem reports database. Its some months since I plugged a rum device into my pfSense test system but I don't think I ever saw the integer divide panic.

I suggest you search the FreeBSD problem report database where you may find a workaround: for example, configuring a specific channel rather than defaulting to "Auto".

Can you tell me a chipset or better a WLAN USB stick which is working for you with pfsense ?

wallabybob

@Nachtfalke:

Can you tell me a chipset or better a WLAN USB stick which is working for you with pfsense ?

I've had satisfactory performance from the Tenda W311U (under US$15 after conversion from local currency) acting as an AP. I haven't tried to stress test it. It is supported by the run driver which is new in pfSense 2.0.
The driver reports it has the Ralink RT3070 chipset.

Nachtfalke

HI and thanks,

I foun another thread and a reply from you about my other problem
"HOSTAP mode not supported"

http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,31000.0.html

I will give this a try next week. thx