Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:12:58 -0700 From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> To: bettan@nerim.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration Message-ID: <BAY8-F87TrRVXR08ies0000c8a7@hotmail.com>
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If you want everything ready to go at startup, then you will need to autoload ndis.ko, firmware.ko, and if_ndis.ko unless any of them are built into the kernel statically. Please us "Reply All" to have your emails sent to the list. Also, please read this message thread from the freebsd-current list from a couple weeks ago: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?BAY8-F44VVZp3SIbwXO0000f1d9 -- Evan Dower Undergraduate, Computer Science University of Washington Public key: http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pgp-pub-key.txt Key fingerprint = D321 FA24 4BDA F82D 53A9 5B27 7D15 5A4F 033F 887D >From: "cell" <bettan@nerim.net> >To: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration >Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:03:39 +0200 > >For run ndis0 , i kldload the firmware.ko then i kldload if_ndis.I must >autload that ? What are your command that you use in /etc/start_if.ndis0 >which gets run automatically ? > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> >To: <bettan@nerim.net> >Cc: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> >Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 4:40 PM >Subject: Re: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration > > > > I had no problem giving it an ssid. I did however find that some things > > worked better after fresh after a restart. That is I put the appropriate > > command in /etc/start_if.ndis0 (which gets run automatically) and > > ifconfig_ndis0="DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf. When I restarted, it seemed to me > > that it picked up things it had ignored previously. Of course, you'll >need > > to autoload the firmware then as well. > > Cheers, > > -- > > Evan Dower > > Undergraduate, Computer Science > > University of Washington > > Public key: http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pgp-pub-key.txt > > Key fingerprint = D321 FA24 4BDA F82D 53A9 5B27 7D15 5A4F 033F 887D > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "bettan" <bettan@nerim.net> > > >To: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > >Subject: Re: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration > > >Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:02:27 +0200 > > > > > >Can you give a ssid with NDSulator ? I would like know if other people >can > > >because when i do "ifconfig ndis0 inet 192.168.2.1 netmask >255.255.255.0 > > >ssid test" i have with ifconfig ndis0 : > > > > > >ndis0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > > inet6 fe80::209:5bff:fe8f:fa5d%ndis0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8 > > > inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255 > > > ether 00:09:5b:8f:fa:5d > > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect > > > status: no carrier > > > ssid "" > > > channel 6 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 > > > rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS > > > wepmode OFF weptxkey 1 > > > > > >ssid "" ? > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > >To: <bettan@nerim.net> > > >Cc: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> > > >Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 3:49 AM > > >Subject: Re: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration > > > > > > > > > > You may very well be able to. I have no idea whether setting >"mediaopt > > > > hostap" will work. I have no experience with it. I do know that you > > >cannot > > > > set "mode 11g", but that there is no need, because it will >automatically > > > > associate at the highest speed it can. Since it is not a native >driver, > > > > things may not work exactly as expected. You should have several >sysctls > > >to > > > > play with, and you may need to use these instead of doing things the > > >normal > > > > way. I really have no idea. The expert would be Bill Paul (wpaul), >since > > >he > > > > just recently added the support for this card. Perhaps he'll chime >in... > > > > Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance, > > > > -- > > > > Evan Dower > > > > Undergraduate, Computer Science > > > > University of Washington > > > > Public key: http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pgp-pub-key.txt > > > > Key fingerprint = D321 FA24 4BDA F82D 53A9 5B27 7D15 5A4F 033F 887D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "bettan" <bettan@nerim.net> > > > > >To: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > > > >Subject: Re: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration > > > > >Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:52:09 +0200 > > > > > > > > > >I can't do an access point with this card ? > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > > > >To: <bettan@nerim.net>; <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:36 PM > > > > >Subject: RE: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't believe there is any need to specify the media (or mode >for > > >that > > > > > > matter). It will simply go as fast as it can. Furthermore, >setting > > >the > > > > > > stationname is still unsupported and will fail. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Evan Dower > > > > > > Undergraduate, Computer Science > > > > > > University of Washington > > > > > > Public key: >http://students.washington.edu/evantd/pgp-pub-key.txt > > > > > > Key fingerprint = D321 FA24 4BDA F82D 53A9 5B27 7D15 5A4F 033F >887D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "bettan" <bettan@nerim.net> > > > > > > >To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> > > > > > > >Subject: netgear wg311 v2 and configuration > > > > > > >Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 21:10:32 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >hello , i tried to configure my wireless card and when i do : > > > > > > >ifconfig ndis0 ssid linux-win.com channel 11 media DS/54Mbps > > >mediaopt > > > > > > >hostap up stationname "FreeBSD AP" > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have : ifconfig: unknown media subtype: DS/54Mbps > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and i don't understand why.FreeBSD supports 54 Mbps no ? 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