Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:28:09 +0200 From: Ulrich Plate <plate@gol.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: WEP & DHCP: Works with one card, not the other Message-ID: <20030413222809.3eec49e6.plate@gol.com>
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I have two WLAN cards, an antique Orinoco Silver that only supports 40-bit-encryption, and a Netgear MA401. The Orinoco card works just fine with ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" in rc.conf and an additional start_if.wi0 that reads #!/bin/sh /sbin/ifconfig ssid XXXXX wepmode on weptxkey 3 wepkey 1:XXXXX 2:XXXXX 3:XXXXX 4:XXXXX but when I boot with the Netgear card in the slot, the exact same setup doesn't produce the expected result. The instructions from start_if.wi0 are clearly accepted, but DHCP fails to obtain an IP address. I suspect the crypto portion to be at fault because manually assigning an IP address and adding a default route doesn't get the card online, either... man 8 ifconfig recommends hex keys because different drivers handle keys differently, could that be the reason why it doesn't work? Much obliged for any ideas you might have Ulrich Plate
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