Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:34:55 -0500 From: eculp@cloudmaster.info To: davidb@boothscientific.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to use my ath wireless with wep. Message-ID: <20080627053455.917017l4elw9ulog@cloudmail.cloudmaster.info> In-Reply-To: <200806262050.32487.davidb@boothscientific.com> References: <20080626194816.16432an8womc69c0@cloudmail.cloudmaster.info> <200806262003.26539.davidb@boothscientific.com> <20080626204122.183491gyp31lfozm@cloudmail.cloudmaster.info> <200806262050.32487.davidb@boothscientific.com>
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Quoting David Booth <davidb@boothscientific.com>: > On Thursday 26 June 2008, you wrote: >> Quoting David Booth <davidb@boothscientific.com>: >> > On Thursday 26 June 2008, you wrote: >> >> Thanks to the help here I have been enjoying my ath for almost a >> >> week. It works perfectly with the following in rc.conf >> >> >> >> wlans_ath0=3Dwlan0 >> >> ifconfig_wlan0=3D"DHCP ssid virus2" >> >> >> >> Now I am trying to get it to connect with wep. I have set the >> >> modem open wep pass phrase key to lets say 1122334455 and I have >> >> substituted the above ifconfig_wlan0 line for: >> >> >> >> ifconfig_wlan0=3D"DHCP ssid virus2 wepmode on wepkey 0x1122334455" >> >> >> >> >> >> and I have also tried it with WPA before DHCP but it doesn't >> >> connect either way. >> >> >> >> I'm sure I'm not understanding something here. >> >> >> >> I also have a related question. Can this not be done on the >> >> command line and be prompted for a password after the scan to >> >> see which AP is available? What would I do after the scan? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> ed >> > >> > I have found it necessary to specify the wepkey number and also >> > set the weptxkey number, e.g. >> > >> > ifconfig_wlan0=3D"DHCP ssid virus2 wepmode on wepkey 1: >> > 0x1122334455 weptxkey 1" >> >> Hi David, >> >> It worked perfectly but I did have to remove the space between 1: >> and 0x1122334455. I saw that in the ifconfig manual from Andrew >> Thompson's recommendation. >> >> Thanks. Now all I need to find is a tool to connect to the some >> 8-10 offices, hotspots, home etc. That I use weekly. I think I >> will soon get tired of commenting out configurations in rc.local ;) >> >> Hope you all have a great weekend, >> >> ed > > I you should be able to do this with wpa_supplicant. I have not tried > it, but you are supposed to be able to put multiple hot spot > configurations in wpa_suplicant.conf (and can assign priorities) and > it will scan through them until it finds one. See > > man wpa_supplicant.conf > > and > > man wpa_supplicant > Thanks, David. This seems to be exactly what I am looking for. I've =20 already started to configure it with the example in share. With all =20 the tips you have given me I should be able to make all this much more =20 efficiently and not have to add any more noise to the list. I really appreciate it, ed
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