From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 4 11:44:12 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54BE816A420 for ; Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:44:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19D1B13C465 for ; Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:44:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 17405 invoked from network); 4 Oct 2007 06:44:11 -0500 Received: from 124-170-228-57.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (124.170.228.57) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 4 Oct 2007 06:44:11 -0500 Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:44:05 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "ceco108@gimail.af.mil" Message-ID: <20071004214405.48b22486@meijome.net> In-Reply-To: <0d6ce77db73d45bbbc83291b49df3ae4.ceco108@gimail.af.mil> References: <0d6ce77db73d45bbbc83291b49df3ae4.ceco108@gimail.af.mil> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: cwe-lug@lists.firepipe.net, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IBM TP R40 Intel 2100 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:44:12 -0000 On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:51:55 -0400 "ceco108@gimail.af.mil" wrote: > I have FreeBSD 6.2 on a TP R40 with the Intel 2100 802.11b wireless minicard. I am using the ipw driver with > firmware. I can bring the ipw0 up with "ifconfig ipw0 up", "ifcontrol ipw0 list scan", and "ipwcontrol -i ipw0 - > f /boot/firmware/ipw-1.fw". I am not quite sure how to connect to an Open AP at the library. I would like to > know how to configure one of the following: Hi Cecil, > 1. Configure the Function Key (FK)to turn on and off the wireless radio. Do you mean, Fn-F5 (or similar on your laptop ?, mine is F5). First, u need to ensure the radio switch is on, if u have one (its the physical switch @ the front). After that, the Fn-F5 is only a software switch... doesn't really do anything. You can map functionality to the Fn- keys combinations by having acpi_ibm.ko loaded, setting dev.acpi_ibm.0.events=1 and using a custom devd.conf to handle the messages. There are emails on this list's archive on how to achieve that functionality. (i believe in the 2006-2007 archives) Some of them were sent by me. You probably want to have a script being called from devd. to handle all the heavy lifting. > 2. Find an easier way to bring up the interface, associate to an AP, and pull a DHCP IP address. script your normal steps, and @ the end call dhclient ipw0 > 3. How to configure the firewall for added protection. 1) choose your firewall of choice : ipfw, ipf, pf. 2) read on how to configure them. There are several good guides on how to configure each , for your needs and others. A general reference about best practices to follow when setting up firewalls can't hurt either. > 4. Is there a package or port that I can install that will automate the process. not that i know of. good luck, B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge." Thomas Brackett Reed I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.