From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 21 09:00:36 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99354106566B for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erich@alogreentechnologies.com) Received: from alogreentechnologies.com (alogreentechnologies.com [67.212.226.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A2EC8FC0A for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from amd620.ovitrap.com ([49.128.188.2]) (authenticated bits=0) by alogreentechnologies.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id q1L90Txu028967; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:00:32 -0700 From: Erich Dollansky Organization: ALO Green Technologies Pte Ltd To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:29 +0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (FreeBSD/8.2-STABLE; KDE/4.7.4; amd64; ; ) References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201202211600.29579.erich@alogreentechnologies.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:27:07 +0000 Cc: "Dr. James R. Pannozzi D.O.M. LAc." Subject: Re: Re MAN Page on Wireless Cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:36 -0000 Hi, I think that you are posting this on the wrong list. Isn't there one specialising on the wireless stuff. Anyway, if you could post a little bit more of information, we might be able to help you. Erich On Tuesday 21 February 2012 15:01:25 Dr. James R. Pannozzi D.O.M. LAc. wrote: > This is really sad. I've discovered this beautiful PC-BSD operating > system, am pleased with almost every aspect of it, but cannot connect to my > D-Link Verizon high speed Internet modem in the next room even though I > have a supported Linksys ralink card in my desktop computer. > > The card is recognized and installed, I can scan for nearby networks and > see them, I can add my network to a "profile" and I can enter the ssid and > WAP password in the "configure". > > But there is NO PLACE in the man pages that I can find how to activate the > card. It does nothing when I say ifconfig WLAN0 UP > and continually says "no carrier". > > I've spent DAYS on this googling and I'm going to have to dump bsd and just > install Windows 7. > > It seems to me that BSD could and should have been a dominant operating > system but it is things like this, wasting people's time that prevents it. > > I also have a Netgear USB wireless - no go on that either, it is not even > detected. > > Everything else working perfectly. > > What a shame. > > JP > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >