From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 3 14:38:07 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C23616A4CE for ; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:38:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 9.hellooperator.net (cpc3-cdif2-3-0-cust202.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.103.32.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B08B43D48 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:38:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rasputin@hellooperator.net) Received: from rasputin by 9.hellooperator.net with local (Exim 4.43) id 1CPMGz-0006O8-Qq; Wed, 03 Nov 2004 14:38:05 +0000 Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:38:05 +0000 From: Dick Davies To: Lloyd Hayes Message-ID: <20041103143805.GA10435@lb.tenfour> References: <20041101094142.GA4930@lb.tenfour> <418680F1.2030405@yahoo.com> <20041102034156.66B3.LUKEK@meibin.net> <41869EB4.4040104@yahoo.com> <20041101231406.GB16441@lb.tenfour> <4186D131.40200@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4186D131.40200@yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: Rasputin cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: WiFi 802.11b or g setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Dick Davies List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 14:38:07 -0000 * Lloyd Hayes [1113 00:13]: > >Start with the basics > > Exactly! > Here you go: > > plip0: flags=8851 mtu 1500 > lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 > inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > > On FreeBSD, I've been trying to use the Sysinstall menus. Not sure they support wireless NIC configuration, but since the card isn't even detected, that's the least of your worries. > The modem is currently in the PCMCIA slot and I am in an area with WiFi > access. Also in a PCMCIA slot is a card which is a USB2 hub. By modem you mean network card, yeah? Do the usb2 hub and the pcmcia slot show up? And have you tried removing that - don't think freebsd supports usb2 hubs yet, it might be causing some conflicts. -- Ugh, it's like there's a party in my mouth and everyone's throwing up. - Fry Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns