From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 24 12:34:14 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E30F3A2 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:34:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-oi0-x235.google.com (mail-oi0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c06::235]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B0A9DC88 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:34:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oi0-f53.google.com with SMTP id v63so237049oia.26 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2014 05:34:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=ZLZLMcCoI2QLnc5hs9lEYw0uCb99i8KHPDhX5RBt/Cc=; b=bu44jd627jXw9m2uD5g+Ge4wIMlMiRbTa9Ce+U4UQGwfQxz7EyNdMfX1L0lG1INBKc kXEvMq50t5Lklioycb+4mdWq2WynOp2FasQPZZU7zZyeNCc9xUwkdAWYXE+A59+P6GFw orSadYpXYIRvPbL2GWtJDD7Eb4El3k2pPrktwHkqkprMQ0PsM1tCy/EuqClPjTWh87Qo NYq2r6iJqss6FaXJK2fnX2davTXlLPs2+CPakgohE1ykLQTFFAtZvRT+k1uqWf0TqIqp OT2mZN9pZgxdo531YNNJhybKFEUa2/5NGLR8M+pLecTzlllun79vItmXCabgWHd9cUiL 8MXg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.133.140 with SMTP id pc12mr740857oeb.64.1414154052939; Fri, 24 Oct 2014 05:34:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.5.74 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Oct 2014 05:34:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com> References: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:34:12 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: wireless networking From: Antonio Olivares To: Anthony Simm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: FreeBSD Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:34:14 -0000 Dear Sir, I was able to connect using W. Blocks howto: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/wireless.html Hope it helps! Best Regards, Antonio On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Anthony Simm wrote: > Hello, > > I have installed FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE on an IBM T42 box and have problems to > connect it's wireless card to the router / to the internet. > > I have read this > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html > > and followed the chapter > > 31.3.2. Quick Start > > and have done this > >> ifconfig | grep -A4 -i wireless > > > which gives > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > status: no carrier > plip0: flags=8810 metric 0 mtu 1500 > nd6 options=29 > lo0: flags=8049 metric 0 mtu 16384 > > I added an entry with the correct details to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > >> network={ >> ssid="myssid" >> psk="mypsk" >> } > > > and added these details to /etc/rc.conf > >> >> wlans_ath0="wlan0" >> ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP" > > > > Reboot, no wireless connection. > > Then I followed the next chapter, > > 31.3.3. Basic Setup > 31.3.3.1. Kernel Configuration > > and added the following lines to /boot/loader.conf > >> if_ath_load="YES" >> if_wi_load="YES" > > > (/boot/loader.conf was previously empty but did exist) > > > Reboot, no connection. > > > ifconfig gives entries for em0, ipw0, plip0, and lo0 > > The one for ipw0 reads: > > ipw0: flags=8802 metric 0 mtu 2290 > ether 00:0c:f1:5e:4c:58 > nd6 options=29 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > status: no carrier > > (Do you need the output for em0, ipw0, and plip0 as well?) > > I have read everything on that page all the way down to > >> 31.3.8. Troubleshooting > > > but am scratching my head and can't decide what else to do. > > I will check the forums but I thought I should mention that I did not find > an answer in the handbook to this probably frequently occurring setup > problem. > > Thank you very much, > > Anthony > > > -- > > mobile +250 78 8778 161 > B.P.155 > Gisenyi > Rwanda > > "Artificial intelligence will never match natural stupidity" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"