From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 21 08:25:45 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A80FD106566B for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:25:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jimserac@gmail.com) Received: from mail-tul01m020-f182.google.com (mail-tul01m020-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 691748FC0A for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:25:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obcwo16 with SMTP id wo16so10650701obc.13 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:25:44 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of jimserac@gmail.com designates 10.60.22.40 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.60.22.40; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jimserac@gmail.com designates 10.60.22.40 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=jimserac@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=jimserac@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.60.22.40]) by 10.60.22.40 with SMTP id a8mr11329216oef.59.1329812744944 (num_hops = 1); Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:25:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=YXW5q+W1Y9dZ5MvyDI7UN7FiLGOMvWmpsxupylpy3TI=; b=LyNg5pRqs2ajkv33sa5x0qJE4n25oK4MGZS3NWS4Lb0bNxwGqIHnj43V01SG6d2BMe o6E2PhUeBluyQiiwN1Zf7gw+71IALeelS4t1ogVxqct9UbTLsizzdI/uTXFcZKwHLeMm zD3dzI/tGSzXYH0b418l2KFFWXD/dVjnvMmqE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.22.40 with SMTP id a8mr9652458oef.59.1329811285257; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.182.25.195 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:25 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:01:25 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Dr. James R. Pannozzi D.O.M. LAc." To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re MAN Page on Wireless Cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:25:45 -0000 This is really sad. I've discovered this beautiful PC-BSD operating system, am pleased with almost every aspect of it, but cannot connect to my D-Link Verizon high speed Internet modem in the next room even though I have a supported Linksys ralink card in my desktop computer. The card is recognized and installed, I can scan for nearby networks and see them, I can add my network to a "profile" and I can enter the ssid and WAP password in the "configure". But there is NO PLACE in the man pages that I can find how to activate the card. It does nothing when I say ifconfig WLAN0 UP and continually says "no carrier". I've spent DAYS on this googling and I'm going to have to dump bsd and just install Windows 7. It seems to me that BSD could and should have been a dominant operating system but it is things like this, wasting people's time that prevents it. I also have a Netgear USB wireless - no go on that either, it is not even detected. Everything else working perfectly. What a shame. JP