Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:44:35 -0300 From: AT Matik <asstec@matik.com.br> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: knowtree@aloha.com, Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>, Alphons Fonz van Werven <a.j.werven@student.utwente.nl> Subject: Re: ifconfig, wifi, and DHCP Message-ID: <200803171644.35491.asstec@matik.com.br> In-Reply-To: <20080317192236.GC38485@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <200803170751.m2H7pMQW020344@yoda.pixi.com> <47DEC0F0.5090100@student.utwente.nl> <20080317192236.GC38485@lor.one-eyed-alien.net>
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On Monday 17 March 2008 16:22:36 Brooks Davis wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 07:05:20PM +0000, Alphons Fonz van Werven wrote:
> > knowtree@aloha.com wrote:
> >> ifconfig_wi0=3D"dhcp ssid Oz"
> >
you could try this
ifconfig_wi0=3D"DHCP"
and create a [/usr/local]/etc/dhclient.conf
interface wi0 {
ssid Oz;
}
> > [snip]
> >
> >> Can I use this quoted phrase when I invoke ifconfig manually? I see ss=
id
> >> documented on the man page for ifconfig, but not dhcp.
> >
> > It's not ifconfig that calls DHCP, it's the network startup script
> > /etc/rc.d/netif. It's also this script that reads rc.conf, not ifconfi=
g.
> >
> > You can either call that script (which will call ifconfig AND DHCP for
> > you) or call BOTH ifconfig and DHCP manually.
> >
> > In the former case:
> > # /etc/rc.d/netif start
> > should bring up the network.
> >
> > In the latter case:
> > # ifconfig wi0 up
> > should bring up the network,
> > # ifconfig wi0 ssid Oz (plus any additional arguments)
> > should get you associated to the network and then
> > # dhclient wi0
> > should get you an IP address.
> >
> > The ifconfig invokations can usually be combined into one, but if you
> > don't call the netif script you'll have to invoke DHCP manually.
>
> In theory dhclient shouldn't need to be called manually. The fact that
> it appears to be needed indicates that the wi driver fails to set it's
> link state correctly and thus to pass information up to devd which would
> start dhclient.
>
> -- Brooks
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