Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:14:54 +0000 From: Glyn Millington <glyn@millingtons.org> To: Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fail with wireless network configuration with "SIOCS80211: Invalid argument" Message-ID: <86bpx144nl.fsf@nowhere.org> In-Reply-To: <490A80F1.2020301@realss.com> (Zhang Weiwu's message of "Fri\, 31 Oct 2008 11\:52\:17 %2B0800") References: <48F24060.9030900@realss.com> <4909C9A2.90806@realss.com> <3a142e750810301726o6bb52c3eyb857ca1e8ce27c89@mail.gmail.com> <490A80F1.2020301@realss.com>
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Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com> writes: > Paul B. Mahol wrote: >> On 10/30/08, Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com> wrote: >> >>> Zhang Weiwu wrote: >>> >>>> Hello. I am trying to get an AboveCable (model: ACPC 2000-01) wireless >>>> card connected to my home network with 40-bit Hex WEP Encryption on >>>> FreeBSD 6.1. >>>> >>>> # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.1.90 ssid ZWW wepmode on wepkey 0xea82552825 >>>> ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument >>>> >>>> >> >> Why is "deftxkey 1" missing ? >> >> from ifconfig(8) >> >> Note that you must set a default transmit key with deftxkey for >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> the system to know which key to use in encrypting outbound traf- >> fic >> >> > That quoted line of text is not appearing in my version (6.4) FreeBSD's > manual. > > I tried to add "deftxkey 1", same result. a.k.a. the interface is > configured, but DHCP couldn't obtain IP address, manually assigned IP > address couldn't communicate with other hosts. What do you have in /etc/rc.conf and in /boot/loader.conf? atb Glyn
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