From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 27 23:08:31 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 7F11016A402 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:08:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from host222.ipowerweb.com (host222.ipowerweb.com [66.235.210.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5F32513C457 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:08:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 34161 invoked from network); 27 Apr 2007 23:07:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO demeter.hydra) (24.9.123.251) by host222.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 27 Apr 2007 23:07:21 -0000 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l3RN8TgY001576 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:08:30 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l3RN8TAg001575 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:08:29 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:08:28 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20070427230828.GA1555@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Subject: controlling the wireless interface 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: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 23:08:31 -0000 I've gotten the wireless interface on a Thinkpad R52 working from the instructions in the FreeBSD Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wireless.html Unfortunately, I seem to have run into a problem. Most of the time, the interface that will be used is the RJ-45 ethernet NIC, not the IPW2200 wireless NIC. I've yet to find a way to get the wireless to work without starting it at boot time. How would I go about configuring the system so that it doesn't start fwe0 at boot, but allows me to start it (easily) later if I need it? -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] McCloctnick the Lucid: "The first rule of magic is simple. Don't waste your time waving your hands and hopping when a rock or a club will do."