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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:35:31 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Derek Funk <dfunk6@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: wlan setup
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2011, Derek Funk wrote:

> I followed the handbook and searched online but yet still unable to get
> a wireless connection to an access point.
>
> I have in my rc.conf file:
> wlans_ath0="wlan0"
> ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
>
> and in the wpa_supplicant.conf:
> network={
>  ssid="myssid"
>  psk="mypassword"
> }
>
> It associates but does not get an ip.

Some cards take a long time to associate, and using synchronous DHCP 
helps.

   ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP"