Can't create Network with Airport

I'm not able to boot in 64 bit mode to check this out, because my Macbook Pro has a 32 bit EFI.

How can it be kernel dependent, if adhoc network worked fine on 10.5?

After restart or waking from sleep, there should be a message produced in your kernel log that says something like:

en1: 802.11d country code set to 'xx'

where xx is your country code. What is your country code?

When you Start Internet Sharing, do any error messages get produced in the system or kernel log?

Use the Console application (in Utilities folder) and open the triangle next to /private/var/log and scroll down to see the kernel.log file.

Anyone tried this update?
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/30612/airport-client-update

The problem is solved by an Apple software update.

Message about country code in kernel.log:
en1: 802.11d country code set to 'RU'

But this message dated Nov 29 and it is not appearing after restart or waking from sleep.

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When i'm trying to start Internet Sharing, i can see this message in console:

09.12.09 13:48:49 InternetSharing[363] InternetSharing starting
09.12.09 13:48:49 InternetSharing[363] Apple80211Set APPLE80211 IOC_HOST_APMODE failed -3900
09.12.09 13:48:49 InternetSharing[363] AirPortAccessPointModeSet: setAPMode failed
09.12.09 13:48:49 InternetSharing[363] Internet Sharing shutting down
09.12.09 13:48:49 InternetSharing[363] update_configuration failed
09.12.09 13:48:49 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.InternetSharing[363]) Exited with exit code: 1
09.12.09 13:48:49 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.InternetSharing) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds

But there is nothing in kernel.log.

I've installed Airport Update 2009-002 (just in case)

Message was edited by: god1ike

||After restart or waking from sleep, there should be a message produced in your kernel log that says something like:
||
||en1: 802.11d country code set to 'xx'
||where xx is your country code. What is your country code?
When Internet Sharing is off
en1: 802.11d country code set to 'IT'.

With Internet sharing enabled
en1: 802.11d country code set to 'X3'

|||When you Start Internet Sharing, do any error messages get produced in the system or kernel log?

Here is what i get when i start I.S.

09/12/09 11.52.16 InternetSharing[6721] InternetSharing starting
09/12/09 11.52.16 named[6728] starting BIND 9.6.0-APPLE-P2 -c /etc/com.apple.named.conf.proxy -f
09/12/09 11.52.16 named[6728] built with '--prefix=/usr' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--disable-dependency-tracking' '--sysconfdir=/private/etc' '--localstatedir=/private/var' '--enable-atomic=no' 'CFLAGS=-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc -g -Os -pipe ' 'LDFLAGS=-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc ' 'CXXFLAGS=-arch x86_64 -arch i386 -arch ppc -g -Os -pipe '
09/12/09 11.52.16 named[6728] running
09/12/09 11.52.16 kernel AirPort: Link Up on en1
09/12/09 11.52.43 configd[15] network configuration changed.
09/12/09 11.52.53 natd[6726] failed to write packet back (No route to host)

Do you need also the log with 64 bit Kernel??


As I pointed out before:
The last night update for me fixed the problem ONLY if I boot in 64 Kernel Mode..
NOT in 32... (Default)
Any Advice?
THanks
Francesco

The update sorted my problem, finally. 🙂

Hi everybody,
I was contacted by an Apple Guy and we manage to solve the Problem
Here is problem and the fix...:

Starting form the hint of Apple guy:

"It could very well be that in 64 bit
mode, some app that interferes with the wireless interface, does not support 64 bit mode and so your wireless interface works. "

I've printed processes running booting 32 bit mode and processes running on 64...
And isolated the processes running ONLY in 32 bit mode....
So I found out the "bad" app...
IT was Check Point Secure Client The VPN client....
[Secure client doesn't work with 10.6 BUT there is a the fix.. ]

After disabling it (just by moving the dir... sudo mv /opt /opt2) Internet sharing works fine!!!!!!

Due to the Fact that I need vpn to work now I'm moving to IPSecuritas... hoping that this app will not interfere with IS.
I really want to Thank the Apple Guy for his help!

Message was edited by: Host

The Update didn’t solve my problem.

I’m pretty sure by now, though, that my Wifi drops/doesn’t find any or only ma network (while still being unable to log in) when I’m running on my battery.
Seems like Airport reception is worse than under 10.5, though.

Fun fact: While posting this, my connection dropped—again.

This is really annoying! I don’t know what else I can do. I’ve tried every solution proposed around here thats applicable to my setup. Nothing worked, at least not for an extended period of time …

The update solved my problem long enough for one network to be created. Now it is back to not being able to create a network! This is frustrating.

What happens when you try again? Any error messages in system or kernel log?

This is the message in console

14/12/09 14/12 - 4:42 PM Apple80211 framework[218] ACNetworkIBSSEnable() failed in Apple80211Set(APPLE80211 IOC_IBSSMODE) = -3900 (Parameter error)

Russell

Please check my post on the other thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2135950&tstart=0&messageID=107 62684#10762684 and see if that works for you. It did for me (I have OSX 10.6.2 with the Atheros card). I used to have the same messages in the console (Parameter -3900).

Thanks for all of the information. Frustatingly all the same for me. Was happily connecting my iPod Touch via Airport on 10.4.9 upgraded to 10.6 and frustration. So far none of the sugggested work arounds have worked. We really do need a new upgrade that fixes this one.