diff --git a/examples/rpi-pico-w/src/main.rs b/examples/rpi-pico-w/src/main.rs
index bef820d3..6d161414 100644
--- a/examples/rpi-pico-w/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/rpi-pico-w/src/main.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ async fn main(spawner: Spawner, p: Peripherals) {
 
     control.init().await;
 
-    let ssid = "MikroTik-951589";
-    control.join(ssid).await;
+    //control.join_open("MikroTik-951589").await;
+    control.join_wpa2("MikroTik-951589", "fasdfasdfasdf").await;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6a1b7970..70fa7ede 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
         info!("Configuring misc stuff...");
 
         self.set_iovar_u32("bus:txglom", 0).await;
-        //self.set_iovar_u32("apsta", 1).await;
-        self.set_iovar("cur_etheraddr", &[02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07]).await;
+        self.set_iovar_u32("apsta", 1).await;
+        //self.set_iovar("cur_etheraddr", &[02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07]).await;
 
         let country = countries::WORLD_WIDE_XX;
         let country_info = CountryInfo {
@@ -267,9 +267,13 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
         self.ioctl_set_u32(64, 0, 0).await; // WLC_SET_ANTDIV
 
         self.set_iovar_u32("bus:txglom", 0).await;
-        //self.set_iovar_u32("apsta", 1).await;
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+        //self.set_iovar_u32("apsta", 1).await; // this crashes, also we already did it before...??
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
         self.set_iovar_u32("ampdu_ba_wsize", 8).await;
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
         self.set_iovar_u32("ampdu_mpdu", 4).await;
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
         //self.set_iovar_u32("ampdu_rx_factor", 0).await; // this crashes
 
         Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
@@ -281,12 +285,20 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
         };
         self.set_iovar("bsscfg:event_msgs", &evts.to_bytes()).await;
 
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
         // set wifi up
         self.ioctl(2, 2, 0, &mut []).await;
 
         Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
 
-        self.ioctl_set_u32(86, 0, 0).await; // no power save
+        // power save mode 2
+        self.set_iovar_u32("pm2_sleep_ret", 0xc8).await;
+        self.set_iovar_u32("bcn_li_bcn", 1).await;
+        self.set_iovar_u32("bcn_li_dtim", 1).await;
+        self.set_iovar_u32("assoc_listen", 10).await;
+        self.ioctl_set_u32(0x86, 0, 2).await;
+
         self.ioctl_set_u32(110, 0, 1).await; // SET_GMODE = auto
         self.ioctl_set_u32(142, 0, 0).await; // SET_BAND = any
 
@@ -295,7 +307,9 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
         info!("INIT DONE");
     }
 
-    pub async fn join(&mut self, ssid: &str) {
+    pub async fn join_open(&mut self, ssid: &str) {
+        self.set_iovar_u32("ampdu_ba_wsize", 8).await;
+
         self.ioctl_set_u32(134, 0, 0).await; // wsec = open
         self.set_iovar_u32x2("bsscfg:sup_wpa", 0, 0).await;
         self.ioctl_set_u32(20, 0, 1).await; // set_infra = 1
@@ -311,6 +325,38 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
         info!("JOINED");
     }
 
+    pub async fn join_wpa2(&mut self, ssid: &str, passphrase: &str) {
+        self.set_iovar_u32("ampdu_ba_wsize", 8).await;
+
+        self.ioctl_set_u32(134, 0, 4).await; // wsec = wpa2
+        self.set_iovar_u32x2("bsscfg:sup_wpa", 0, 1).await;
+        self.set_iovar_u32x2("bsscfg:sup_wpa2_eapver", 0, 0xFFFF_FFFF).await;
+        self.set_iovar_u32x2("bsscfg:sup_wpa_tmo", 0, 2500).await;
+
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+        let mut pfi = PassphraseInfo {
+            len: passphrase.len() as _,
+            flags: 1,
+            passphrase: [0; 64],
+        };
+        pfi.passphrase[..passphrase.len()].copy_from_slice(passphrase.as_bytes());
+        self.ioctl(2, 268, 0, &mut pfi.to_bytes()).await; // WLC_SET_WSEC_PMK
+
+        self.ioctl_set_u32(20, 0, 1).await; // set_infra = 1
+        self.ioctl_set_u32(22, 0, 0).await; // set_auth = 0 (open)
+        self.ioctl_set_u32(165, 0, 0x80).await; // set_wpa_auth
+
+        let mut i = SsidInfo {
+            len: ssid.len() as _,
+            ssid: [0; 32],
+        };
+        i.ssid[..ssid.len()].copy_from_slice(ssid.as_bytes());
+        self.ioctl(2, 26, 0, &mut i.to_bytes()).await; // set_ssid
+
+        info!("JOINED");
+    }
+
     async fn set_iovar_u32x2(&mut self, name: &str, val1: u32, val2: u32) {
         let mut buf = [0; 8];
         buf[0..4].copy_from_slice(&val1.to_le_bytes());
@@ -362,6 +408,9 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
     async fn ioctl(&mut self, kind: u32, cmd: u32, iface: u32, buf: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         // TODO cancel ioctl on future drop.
 
+        // snail mode 🐌
+        Timer::after(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
         while !matches!(self.state.ioctl_state.get(), IoctlState::Idle) {
             yield_now().await;
         }
diff --git a/src/structs.rs b/src/structs.rs
index 91df616a..dd2c0cfe 100644
--- a/src/structs.rs
+++ b/src/structs.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ pub struct SsidInfo {
 }
 impl_bytes!(SsidInfo);
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "defmt", derive(defmt::Format))]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PassphraseInfo {
+    pub len: u16,
+    pub flags: u16,
+    pub passphrase: [u8; 64],
+}
+impl_bytes!(PassphraseInfo);
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "defmt", derive(defmt::Format))]
 #[repr(C)]