Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 09:28:49 -0400 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: Ulrich Plate <plate@gol.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WEP & DHCP: Works with one card, not the other Message-ID: <3E992DD1.5128.2914977F@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20030413222809.3eec49e6.plate@gol.com>
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On 13 Apr 2003 at 22:28, Ulrich Plate wrote: > I have two WLAN cards, an antique Orinoco Silver that only supports > 40-bit-encryption, and a Netgear MA401. The Orinoco card works just fine > with ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" in rc.conf and an additional start_if.wi0 that > reads > > #!/bin/sh > /sbin/ifconfig ssid XXXXX wepmode on weptxkey 3 wepkey 1:XXXXX 2:XXXXX 3:XXXXX 4:XXXXX > > but when I boot with the Netgear card in the slot, the exact same setup > doesn't produce the expected result. The instructions from start_if.wi0 > are clearly accepted, but DHCP fails to obtain an IP address. I suspect > the crypto portion to be at fault because manually assigning an IP > address and adding a default route doesn't get the card online, > either... man 8 ifconfig recommends hex keys because different drivers > handle keys differently, could that be the reason why it doesn't work? I have a similar problem in that dhclient is running, a lease has been granted, but the NIC does not have an IP address. My problem occurs with an Orinoco card (I have both a Silver and Gold, and I don't know if the problem occurs with both or just one). I'd be interested if your use of a /tmp/foo solution works. See http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=50947+0+archive/2003/free bsd-mobile/20030413.freebsd-mobile Thanks. -- Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
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