Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 19:28:55 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: Lorin Lund <wbs@infowest.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't make wi0: work on Toshiba notebook with mini-PCI network card. Message-ID: <20060602192855.3b84d24d@vixen42.vulpes> In-Reply-To: <447FD5CC.5050701@infowest.com> References: <447FD5CC.5050701@infowest.com>
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:08:12 -0600 Lorin Lund <wbs@infowest.com> wrote: > I have a Toshiba Satelite Pro 6100 with a Toshiba mini-PCI wireless > network card. > The wireless stuff seems to be there (for as much as I know) > This is a dual boot machine. When booted as Windows XP it connects > and works > just fine. > > I see that ifconfig -a shows the right IP address. But there is a > lot more info there > and I don't know what values are supposed to be there. > > The wireless access point is 192.168.0.1 > > > > ++++ dmesg +++++ > wi0: <TOSHIBA Wireless LAN Card> at port 0xd000-0xd03f irq 11 > function 0 config 1 on pccard0 > wi0: using Lucent Embedded WaveLAN/IEEE > wi0: Lucent Firmware: Station (8.10.1) > wi0: Ethernet address: 00:02:2d:57:72:77 > > ++++ from /etc/rc.conf +++++ > ifconfig_wi0="inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid > TBJTRUCKING wepmode on wepkey 0xzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" You need to tell it what key to use. Add this in... weptxkey 1. I remember coming across the same thing after moving my laptop from releng_5 to 6. > +++++ ifconfig -a +++++ > > fxp0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > options=8<VLAN_MTU> > ether 00:00:39:9e:58:d0 > media: Ethernet autoselect (none) > status: no carrier > lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 > inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 > inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::202:2dff:fe57:7277%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 > inet 192.168.0.20 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255 > ether 00:02:2d:57:72:77 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps) > status: associated > ssid TBJTRUCKING channel 1 bssid 00:15:05:12:74:43 > stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node" > authmode OPEN privacy MIXED deftxkey UNDEF wepkey 1:104-bit > txpowmax 100 bintval 100 > > ++++ ping ++++++ > > PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes > > --- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics --- > 4 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet los > > > --------- > when I try to kldload if_wi it seems to already be loaded. > when I do kldstat it doesn't show as a loaded module. > So I think the wi stuff is compiled into the kernel. That is why > I've commented out the if_wi load. > I'm using 6.1 RELEASE generic kernel > +++++ /boot/loader.conf +++++ > #if_wi_load="YES" > wlan_wep_load="YES" > > > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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