Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:20:41 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wifimgr (was: Re: Networkmgr) Message-ID: <20170413112041.9c54ae63.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <e81baa0f-a5d7-f01d-186b-b1155c4f5251@passap.ru> References: <af9c26ae-d233-d2bd-1fd7-903323e2e153@gmail.com> <20170412073851.0ab81213.freebsd@edvax.de> <CA%2ByoEx9KONHzZfjOgMMcK92=uZh2hrQHLmkmoQGxMY8EbGwNNA@mail.gmail.com> <20170412173019.GA3842@c720-r314251> <e81baa0f-a5d7-f01d-186b-b1155c4f5251@passap.ru>
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:16:51 +0300, Boris Samorodov wrote: > 12.04.2017 20:30, Matthias Apitz пишет: > > > It compiles on 12.0-CURRENT r314251 (amd64) with ports head. It starts > > but does not bring any GUI. > > Seems to be a property of your OS/ports status/configuration. > > I've just installed wifimgr as a package from official FreeBSD > repository. The system is fresh HEAD-amd64. > > Wifimgr starts, then asks for the root password (via gui dialog > box), then boils out with the gui dialog message "There is no wifi > adapters defined at /etc/rc.conf" (which is true). Exactly that is where I get with that particular program. > I've added a wifi interface to /etc/rc.conf.local and then wifimgr > is able to get all needed info and display the management window. Which information did you add for that interface? According to the handbook, basic configuration for wireless interfaces consist of wlans_ath0="wlan0" ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP" and additional settings in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. I've tried with the equivalent of those lines, but didn't get any further as described above. Source for example: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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