Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 16:39:06 -0400 From: Daniel Fisher <dfisher@vt.edu> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to setup wireless card Message-ID: <01091916390606.03662@psych.ward.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <200109192002.f8JK2VR13988@ptavv.es.net> References: <200109192002.f8JK2VR13988@ptavv.es.net>
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On Wednesday 19 September 2001 16:02, you wrote: > > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 15:48:18 -0400 > > From: Daniel Fisher <dfisher@vt.edu> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > The card appears to be working fine. > > I can ping it's IP address externally, but only when fxp0 (ethernet port) > > is UP. I just can't seem to send data from the host. > > ifconfig says: > > wi0 is UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST > > fxp0 is UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST > > > > My guess is I need to configure FreeBSD to use both network devices. > > The issue is one of routing and the answer is dependent on just what > you want to do and how. Right now I suspect you have a default > pointing to the fxp card, so most traffic will go that way. > > Try 'netstat -rnf inet' and see what routing you have. You will likely > see a default pointing at the router on the Ethernet while there will > be a single route for the wireless subnet (along with loopback and LAN > local addresses for the Ethernet). > > Do you want to use the wireless or the Ethernet for external > connectivity? If you want to use the wireless, you need to change the > default to point to that interface. If you want to act as a router, > you will need to configure that, which might means using some routing > protocol, but likely means setting up static routes using the route > command. > > Looks like your 802.11b card is up and running. Now you just have to > tell the system how to use it. Good luck! > > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Thanks...that appears to be the problem. It feels good to have a wireless FreeBSD laptop. I was trying to have the option to use either device once the machine was booted. Does anyone know how to change the default route without rebooting? I tried: route delete default -interface fxp0 route add default -interface wi0 route flush This appears to set the correct route in netstat -r But it doesn't work. Thanks again for all the help. -- Daniel Fisher To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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