Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:01:24 -0700 From: George Hartzell <hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: Rob B <rbyrnes@mailshack.com>, Erik =?iso-8859-1?Q?N=F8rgaard?= <norgaard@locolomo.org>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhclient.conf for ath wireless Message-ID: <17101.35348.786372.569906@satchel.alerce.com> In-Reply-To: <20050707164922.GA15353@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <42CA4263.9080409@locolomo.org> <6.2.1.2.2.20050705220015.029fa770@mail.nerdshack.com> <20050707164922.GA15353@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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Brooks Davis writes: > [...] > The correct method is to just add: > > ifconfig_ath0="ssid MYAP mode 11g DHCP" > > to /etc/rc.conf. With exception of devices that load firmware, you > probably do not need /etc/start_if.* these days. Don't you also have to add ath0 to removable_interfaces in /etc/rc.conf? On a related note, setting the ssid, the wireless net I use is Alerce Wireless, which I double quote on the command line, in /etc/start_if.wi0, and historically in dhclient.conf. I can't seem to find a way to escape it in the /etc/rc.conf line that doesn't just end up with the ssid being "Alerce \"Alerce or ''Alerce or..... (on -CURRENT as of a few days ago). Thanks, g.
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