Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:17:17 -0600 From: Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: need help setting up wireless on my computer Message-ID: <43B98A4D.7010602@fusemail.com>
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Hello,
I just went to compUSA and bought their generic 802.11g PCI wireless
card. I was able to install it using the windows drivers at ndis0 (see
output from ifconfig below).
The problem I'm having is I seem to be able to connect, but can't talk
to anything. I am using WEP encryption and I am not broadcasting my
SSID. My laptop running windows works flawlessly.
I've tried this command to connect to the network:
ifconfig ndis0 inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.255 ssid Brian
wepmode on wepkey <my key> channel 9
...and it seems to connect (see output from ifconfig after connected
below). However, I can't ping my router and I can't get on the
Internet. Can someone please help me out?
Thanks
/Brian
output from ifconfig:
-----------------------------------
ifconfig ndis0
ndis0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
inet6 fe80::20e:2eff:fe6d:4c9d%ndis0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
ether 00:0e:2e:6d:4c:9d
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect
status: no carrier
ssid ""
channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
wepkey 1:40-bit
output from ifconfig after connected:
--------------------------------------------------------------
ifconfig ndis0
ndis0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::20e:2eff:fe6d:4c9d%ndis0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 0xffffffff broadcast 192.168.0.10
ether 00:0e:2e:6d:4c:9d
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (OFDM/54Mbps)
status: associated
ssid Brian 1:Brian
channel 9 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
wepkey 1:40-bit
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