Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:58:55 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Thinkpad Wireless Message-ID: <4C71F1FF.5020906@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C71F027.5000604@comcast.net> References: <4C71BCD8.7080403@comcast.net> <4C71E141.4040604@gmail.com> <4C71E462.9020805@comcast.net> <4C71E7A9.7000209@gmail.com> <4C71EAE1.8@comcast.net> <4C71EBCD.1010403@gmail.com> <4C71F027.5000604@comcast.net>
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On 8/22/10 11:51 PM, Rem P Roberti wrote: > OK...here's what is happening now. I have put these entries into > /etc/rc.conf: > > wlans_iwi0="wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" > > when I booted up I could see from the wireless "beacon" indicator that > something was happening. But I kept getting this message: > > iwi0: need multicast update callback > I used to see this on my Toshiba laptop I no longer use (using iwn(4)). It is seemingly harmless. > And when I tried to do a ping I got the dreaded...ping: cannot resolve > yahoo.com: Host name lookup failure...and then all of sudden it started > working and I was able to successfully ping, and connect. In what timeframe from the boot? I suspect WPA was still in the authentication process. My Toshiba's wireless card would take a few seconds (roughly 10) before authenticating. > Is this voodoo :-) ? > Probably. :) -- Glen Barber
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