Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:02:12 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Bill Schoolcraft <runfreebsd@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: (starbucks) "ssid = tmobile" and 5.x (hit-n-miss) Message-ID: <200506162302.12788.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <20050617000702.31335.qmail@web52502.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050617000702.31335.qmail@web52502.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thursday 16 June 2005 07:07 pm, Bill Schoolcraft wrote: > Hello Family, > > Well sometimes I wish I had all the answers... I need some advice. > > When I proudly bring my FreeBSD-5.x laptop(s) into Starbucks, I have > my "wi0" set for "DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf and I never have consistant > handshakes with the server, same coffee shop, same everything. > Sometimes I'm so pressed for time that I can't go through all the > "ifconfig wi0 ..." commands and I just have to reboot into > godammmmmmmmmmmed windows and it friggin works..... > > FUCKING HUMILIATING..... (sorry for the adj.) > > Does anyone have any supplimental arguments to /etc/rc.conf to get me > onto my account at Starbucks? > > I firmly believe one cannot: "Save Face And Ass At Same Time" hence > my email. > > Thank You :) > Try adding "ssid tmobile" to the ifconfig arguments in /etc/rc.conf. If adding it to your rc.conf file doesn't work for you, try removing the wi0 stuff from rc.conf and execute the following as root: ifconfig wi0 ssid tmobile dhclient wi0 You'll need to make sure that the default gateway and nameservers are obtained from the DHCP server. I hope this helps. Andrew Gould
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