Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 22:13:35 -0500 From: Scott Lambert <lambert@lambertfam.org> To: FreeBSD Mobile <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How Can I Get My WaveLAN/Orinoco Card Operational ? Message-ID: <20020317031334.GA1991@laptop.lambertfam.org> In-Reply-To: <OE29EJDTWhQ8daeSUAg00018c15@hotmail.com> References: <OE29EJDTWhQ8daeSUAg00018c15@hotmail.com>
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On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 12:45:21PM -0500, The Jetman wrote:
> > Also, I noticed you are using encryption. Is that mandatory, and are
> > you sure about entering the key in hex vs. ascii?
> >
>
> WEP is mandatory, otherwise the wi0 doesn't get a carrier. I've
> tried using a key in ASCII *and* in hex. The resulting key displayed
> by wicontrol is the same....
Exqueese me?
wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::230:abff:fe0f:4232%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
inet 192.168.1.25 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 00:30:ab:0f:42:32
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/11Mbps)
status: associated
ssid linksys 1:""
stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node"
channel 6 authmode NONE powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
wepmode OFF weptxkey 1
I haven't gotten around to setting up WEP yet. I turned the linksys
on, booted FreeBSD, loaded if_wi and set my IP. It worked.
I'm considering not setting up WEP and using IPSec. So far, I haven't
noticed anybody finding me yet. It's only a matter of time. I'll have
to lock it down eventually.
I use SSH/SSL for all my sensitive needs.
--
Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin
lambert@lambertfam.org http://www.lambertfam.org/~lambert/resume.html
3 years Sr. SysAdmin experience with FreeBSD in small & medium size ISPs.
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