WG511T problem using dhcp

From: dennis binder (dennis.binder_at_gmx.de)
Date: 09/29/05

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    Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:42:09 +0200
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    hello,

    i'm trying to get a wlan card WG511T from netgear to work
    and connect to the internet via an accesspoint.
    The accesspoint has an SSID= "WLAN" and provides DHCP.

    dmesg bings up the following:
    ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0x88000000-0x8800ffff irq 9 at device 0.0 on
    cardbus0
    ath0: mac 5.9 phy 4.3 5ghz radio 4.6
    ath0: Ethernet address: 00:0f:b5:67:1b:4f
    ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
    ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps
    36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps

    my /etc/rc.conf looks like this:
    removable_interfaces="ath0 ep0"
    ifconfig_ath0="NO"

    my /etc/start_if.ath0 is empty. After plugging the card "ifconfig ath0"
    prints this:
    ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        ether 00:0f:b5:67:1b:4f
        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect
        status: no carrier
        ssid ""
        channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
        rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
        wepmode OFF weptxkey 1

    after this I want to manually connect to the internet.
    I try
    # ifconfig ath0 ssid WLAN
    # ifconfig ath0
    ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        inet6 fe80::20f:b5ff:fe67:1b4f%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
        inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
        ether 00:0f:b5:67:1b:4f
        media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps)
        status: no carrier
        ssid WLAN 1:WLAN
        channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
        rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
        wepmode OFF weptxkey 1

    After running "dhclient ath0" the netgear-card finds the accesspoint ( both
    leds blinking simultanously).
    "ifconfig ath0" prints "status: active" but the inet-address remains
    0.0.0.0.

    How can I assign the card a valid ip-address via dhcp ?
    Or what is wrong in my setup ?
    My second interface fxp0 has no problems getting valid
    ip-address via dhcp.

    Any hints are very welcome.

    Dennis Binder

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