From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 5 16:51:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78BFE1065706 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:51:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A0878FC17 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:51:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michael.copeland@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so4368462qwb.7 for ; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:51:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=MEzWMrPOSdY8BQEkN2w8+t/KqZRRuwt6+zTCYDIKF5I=; b=IwMO427IyGo6metxhjeS4y5SA8hAQ2wq+e3Yom1s7S5RqpsXC7Dn9+8klgD80uTzQZ IwqjiGbqC3wJB8n3BEzBvpDnsgDyH1ojkH3ZCutf8ebuNnoroMIKx9nrxrzQ+iEiXRc2 dm3x8XOk5Xcy3zwDuFQiLOEXVkmyKtCEsZcb4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=fgWTrh8dHKIW+tmtre0bKbxe3BBtLS84Bt+bH6H2zdrzf8BgYhebdIQpncKbXy5oYQ +Ndl/gZ6B7W1N5CzFtLBhtyHVT6iGzoKsDsI4yDbBKoE6WvB/LOVup1/003cfkItblgY ye75UmfJPt6uyP0UFpFZcsIi7RXpD+kDyoBW0= Received: by 10.214.78.17 with SMTP id a17mr16802316qab.141.1231174295408; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:51:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.104? (adsl-074-245-053-043.sip.jax.bellsouth.net [74.245.53.43]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 5sm142499ywd.52.2009.01.05.08.51.32 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:51:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49623A92.90203@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:51:30 -0500 From: michael User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, aryeh.friedman@gmail.com References: <49621F05.60406@gmail.com> <49623508.2050602@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49623508.2050602@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: wireless on a hp pavillion dv5000 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:51:37 -0000 Glen Barber wrote: > Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: >> I have installed the ndis stuff and it sees the mac address but when i >> push the "power" button on the wireless (build into the laptop) it does >> not power on the wireless card any ideas? > > Do you have 'ifconfig_ndis="your settings here"' in rc.conf? Are you > sure by pressing that button you haven't turned the wireless card off? > (In my experience with ndis0 and hotkeys, it doesn't work well.) > > You're not giving is much to work with here. When i was using the ndis interface on my dv2000 with broadcom4311 the wifi light never came on and the switch had no function. you could be experiencing the same situation. my wifi did however, work.