From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 7 16:36:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAD681065674 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:36:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A8108FC13 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 16:36:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1K51OZ-0000T5-Ht for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:35:59 -0700 Message-ID: <17710677.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:35:59 -0700 (PDT) From: erpa1119 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <17710294.post@talk.nabble.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: erpa1119@gmail.com References: <17709547.post@talk.nabble.com> <484AA20B.2070500@ibctech.ca> <17709899.post@talk.nabble.com> <484AAB41.9060605@ibctech.ca> <17710294.post@talk.nabble.com> Subject: Re: wireless help 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: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:36:00 -0000 had to figure out how to mount the usb stick ifconfig plip0: flags=108810 mtu 1500 lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 ath0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 inet 192.168.1.12 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 ether 00:13:46:21:83:0c media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (OFDM/36Mbps) status: associated ssid GCH_Wireless channel 10 bssid 00:18:39:7c:ea:88 authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax 38 bmiss 7 protmode CTS burst bintval 100 arp ? (192.168.1.3) at (incomplete) on ath0 [ethernet] ? (192.168.1.254) at (incomplete) on ath0 [ethernet] ping linksys PING 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down --- 192.168.1.254 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss PING 192.168.1.3 (192.168.1.3): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down --- 192.168.1.3 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss netstat Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire default 192.168.1.254 UGS 0 0 ath0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 0 lo0 192.168.1 link#3 UC 0 0 ath0 192.168.1.254 link#3 UHLW 2 0 ath0 Internet6: Destination Gateway Flags Netif Expire ::1 ::1 UHL lo0 fe80::%lo0/64 fe80::1%lo0 U lo0 fe80::1%lo0 link#2 UHL lo0 ff01:2::/32 fe80::1%lo0 UC lo0 ff02::%lo0/32 fe80::1%lo0 UC lo0 Thanks for the help erpa1119 wrote: > > Are you saying it does work? Are you saying that perhaps you have other > hosts on your network use this same setup successfully? > > > Correct. > I have 4 other laptops on this AP that all have internet connectivity (2 > winxp and 2 win2k pro). > All configured with the gateway as 192.168.1.254 (the BS router) > > Any ping except to 192.168.1.12 (manually assigned) and 127.0.0.1 and > localhost result in either "host is down" or a name resolve issue, ie > cannot resolve host. > Additionally EricBSD (manually assigned name to box) returns with a cannot > resolve host as well. > > I will post the result of the below shortly. > # ifconfig -a > # netstat -rn > # ping ip.of.linksys > # ping ip.of.bellsouth > # arp -a > > > > > > Steve Bertrand-2 wrote: >> >> erpa1119 wrote: >>> Why would I change something that is known to function correctly? >> >> Pardon my ignorance... It was my understanding that the reason you >> posted to the list was to get help with an issue where you could not >> communicate with other network devices. >> >> Are you saying it does work? Are you saying that perhaps you have other >> hosts on your network use this same setup successfully? Are you saying >> that your Linksys "router" is not at all a gateway device (does not NAT >> and forward packets)? >> >> # ifconfig -a >> # netstat -rn >> # ping ip.of.linksys >> # ping ip.of.bellsouth >> # arp -a >> >> ...post them. >> >> Steve >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/wireless-help-tp17709547p17710677.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.