From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 16:28:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4E03106568D for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:28:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc4-s12.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc4-s12.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A39158FC12 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:28:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY126-W22 ([65.54.190.199]) by bay0-omc4-s12.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:28:05 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [65.214.169.254] From: Sean Cavanaugh To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:28:02 -0500 Importance: Normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Dec 2009 16:28:05.0321 (UTC) FILETIME=[C1AB1390:01CA74FE] Subject: Wireless network control X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:28:05 -0000 I am just trying to find out if theres an easier way to do this. =20 =20 currently to get wireless to work on my system=2C i have to clone the wirel= ess interface to a wlan0 interface to actually do any real connections. My = home network uses WPA2 encryption so i use the wpa-supplicant to set that u= p=2C but if i go out and about and hit free wifi spots=2C I have to add the= info for them into the wpa-supplicant.conf file to get it to access it. =20 keep in mind that ideally I use the latest gnome as my desktop. is there an= easier tool to do this all with? I remember there was an issue with the gn= ome-network tool that it could not actually make any changes in freebsd=2C = but i cannot find if that is still true or if it has been fixed. =20 End goal=2C I am trying to get this set up to be equally as idiot-proof as = most linux distros in case i have to hand this off to someone a bit less te= chnically inclined. =20 =20 sorry if this is a bit hard to read=2C i have ADHD so it someti..OHLOOKASQU= IRREL =20 -Sean =