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Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 20:46:29 -0500
From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com>
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Subject: Re: howto load or install wlan_wep module on freeBSD 5.4 ?
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On Mon,  8 Aug 2005 19:58:03 -0400 (EDT)
"PK" <piotrekk@excite.com> wrote:
> 
> hi
> 
> I removed the interface conf. from the cable but still doesn't work.
> 
> What's very strange is authmode OPEN:
> 
> # ifconfig
> ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         inet 192.168.2.20 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
>         inet6 fe80::20f:b5ff:fe26:d1c9%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
>         ether 00:0f:c4:12:b2:b8
>         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps)
>         status: no carrier
>         ssid myssid 1:myssid
>         channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
>         rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
>         wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
>         wepkey 1:104-bit
>  
> howto change it to shared ?
> 
> # ifconfig ath0 authmode shared
> ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument

I also use a shared key; but I've never had to set the mode explicitly.

Is the channel correct?

Do you have an active firewall that could be blocking the wireless
interface?

Andrew Gould