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From: "Kiffin Gish" <kiffin@gish.demon.nl>
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Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 21:33:06 +0200
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Subject: RE: DHCP using ifconfig doesn't work ...
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Thanks, that did the trick.

However, should be:

ifconfig _wi0_ ssid GISH ...

=20
--=20
Kiffin Rex Gish
Gouda, The Netherlands

=20


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of ckleski@mbc.edu
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 19:23
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: DHCP using ifconfig doesn't work ...
>=20
> You can make a file /etc/start_if.wi0 which has the line
>=20
> ifconfig ssid GISH mode auto wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890
>=20
> Keep ifconfig_wi0=3D"DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf.  That should do it.
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> On Sunday 01 May 2005 07:35 pm, Kiffin Gish wrote:
> > I want to use DHCP for my wireless connection by placing the =
following
> > lines in my /etc/rc.conf file:
> >
> > ifconfig_wi0=3D"DHCP"
> > ifconfig_wi0=3D"ssid GISH mode auto wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890"
> >
> > I have also tried running sysinstall again and reconfiguring my =
wireless
> > connection by answering 'yes' to DHCP.
> >
> > However, these do not work for some weird reason. When I login as =
root
> > and run 'dhclient wi0' then all is a-okay.
> >
> > How can I have this happen automatically during boot without having
> > manually to run this command as root everytime?
> >
> > Thanks alot in advance as usual.
>=20
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