From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 31 11:35:34 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E12016A41F for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:35:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1smout1.broadpark.no (osl1smout1.broadpark.no [80.202.4.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 159EF43D46 for ; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:35:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1sminn1.broadpark.no ([80.202.4.59]) by osl1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0ISD009X91RAXU20@osl1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:40:22 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.203.92.30]) by osl1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0ISD008ST1NNBX50@osl1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:38:11 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:35:32 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH In-reply-to: <43B65249.1030104@deprese.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <20051231123532.72be36ca.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.4) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <43B5274C.5010206@deprese.net> <200512301910.08235.joao@matik.com.br> <43B5D717.2020200@deprese.net> <200512311422.13184.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <43B65249.1030104@deprese.net> Subject: Re: problems with wifi X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:35:34 -0000 On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:41:29 +0100 Ondra Holecek wrote: > yes, i can load if_ath, wireless card is found and i can set it up as > ath0, but i still have no signal (and there are many ap's - i can see > with different pcmcia card) This probably has everything to do with something missing in your wireless setup on that machine, and nothing else. > therefore, i think i have to somehow turn it on (the special > "wireless" key on keyboard of course doesn't work) FWIW, I have a ThinkPad T41 which has a ath wireless *and* a button to turn on / off the wireless. I have never had to use the button in FreeBSD (the machine dual boots windows, and in windows I use this button). What happens if you press the key to turn the wireless on / off? Do you get a signal then? If not I suggest you look elesewhere for your problem. On my ThinkPad, this is what I had to set up: (Note: I use DHCP and WPA / TKIP encryption. If you use static ip and / or other encryption your setup will look different) In /boot/loader.conf: if_ath_load="YES" wlan_tkip_load="YES" In /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_ath0="WPA DHCP" and my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (sensitive items have been changed, of course): ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=wheel network={ ssid="" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK proto=WPA pairwise=TKIP group=TKIP psk="" } And thats it. HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway