Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:04:50 -0500 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> Cc: Bill Schoolcraft <runfreebsd@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (starbucks) "ssid = tmobile" and 5.x (hit-n-miss) Message-ID: <200506170904.51095.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <20050616213307.X13349@bsd.billschoolcraft.com> References: <20050617000702.31335.qmail@web52502.mail.yahoo.com> <200506162302.12788.algould@datawok.com> <20050616213307.X13349@bsd.billschoolcraft.com>
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On Thursday 16 June 2005 11:36 pm, Bill Schoolcraft wrote: > At Thu, 16 Jun 2005 it looks like Andrew L. Gould composed: > > 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. > > Thanks Andrew, > > Yes, I've done the manual command but would like to try the > rc.conf options, so I'd be looking at: > > ifconfig_wi0="ssid tmobile" > ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" > > Does that look correct? > > Thanks I'm not sure whether all ifconfig arguments need to be on the same line. If it doesn't work, try: ifconfig_wi0="ssid tmobile DHCP" The other option is to put the manual commands in an executable file at: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tmobile.sh That way the manual commands would be executed automatically at bootup. Caveat: The delayed network configuration may interfere with the loading of firewall rules; so you may need to add a line to the script to load your firewall rules after wi0 is up. Best of luck, Andrew Gould
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