From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 8 04:04:58 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62ECD16A401 for ; Thu, 8 Mar 2007 04:04:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@polands.org) Received: from corinth.polands.org (CPE-75-87-219-217.new.res.rr.com [75.87.219.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0895913C474 for ; Thu, 8 Mar 2007 04:04:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@polands.org) Received: from email.polands.org (ammon.polands.org [172.16.1.7]) by corinth.polands.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l283qNXD065981; Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:52:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from doug@polands.org) Received: from 172.16.1.7 (proxying for 172.16.1.37) (SquirrelMail authenticated user djp) by email.polands.org with HTTP; Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:46:07 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <63315.172.16.1.7.1173325567.squirrel@email.polands.org> In-Reply-To: <45EF5181.1020504@fastmail.fm> References: <55223.172.16.1.37.1173306474.squirrel@email.polands.org> <45EF5181.1020504@fastmail.fm> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:46:07 -0600 (CST) From: "Doug Poland" To: "Patrick Bowen" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/2774/Wed Mar 7 18:57:23 2007 on corinth.polands.org X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PRISM3(PCMCIA) and/or wi(4) driver unable to do WPA? 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: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:04:58 -0000 On Wed, March 7, 2007 17:57, Patrick Bowen wrote: > Doug Poland wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have just acquired a Linksys "Instant Wireless Network PC Card" >> 802.11b wireless NIC. When plugged into a 6.2 i386 laptop, dmesg >> reports: >> >> wi0: at >> port 0x100-0x13f irq 11 function 0 config 1 on pccard1 >> wi0: using RF:PRISM3(PCMCIA) >> wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.2) >> wi0: Ethernet address: 00:06:25:18:6e:1d >> >> When I attempted to connect to my WPA-PSK WAP, wpa_supplicant(8) >> just hangs. When I turned off encryption on the WAP, and enter: >> >> # dhclient wi0 >> >> Then the NIC connects just fine. So the question is, is the NIC or >> the wi(4) driver incapable of WPA encryption? >> > > Try adding; > > ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" > > to /etc/rc.conf. > > That way it will run dhclient automatically whenever you plug the card > in. > I don't have a problem running dhclient, I have a problem with WPA. Initially, my rc.conf said: ifconfig_wi0="WPA DHCP" and I had the correct entry in my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. I could not connect to my WAP until I turned off WPA, as I stated in my OP. -- Regards, Doug