Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:41:05 -0700 From: Lloyd Hayes <lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com> To: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WiFi 802.11b or g setup Message-ID: <41890A21.3080000@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <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> <20041103143805.GA10435@lb.tenfour>
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>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. The USB2 hub has to be recognized since I installed the system with a CD ROM attached to this hub. I have since used it several times. And, yes, I mean network card. But it works like a modem from my perspective since I am always traveling and hooking into a different wifi station all of the time. The analogy is carried further since I always have to login, and it is disconnected when not in use. (Card is turned off using the software, the same as any modem. A 'Null Modem' is a simple connection between 2 machine.) Now, as for the card not being seen. This is one of the problems. Something seems to be interfering. I am re-installing the entire system with less system software. I'll see if I can take a more cautious approach. I think that one or more of the system services that I installed was blocking it. Plus, I think that I need to read up some more on what is required for a FreeBSD connection. One quick question. Are any of the 802.11g cards supported under FreeBSD? Lloyd Hayes Email: lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Dick Davies wrote: >* Lloyd Hayes <lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com> [1113 00:13]: > > >>>Start with the basics >>> >>> >>Exactly! >>Here you go: >> >>plip0: flags=8851<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 >>lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> 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 > > > >
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