Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:33:36 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Anthony Simm <simm.anthony@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: wireless networking Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410240728580.46028@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com> References: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2014, 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<POINTTOPOINT, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > lo0: flags=8049<UP, LOOPBACK, RUNNING, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384 Hmm. That should be -B3: ifconfig | grep -B3 -i wireless Could you try that again? (I will correct the Handbook.)
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