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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:04:22 -0600
From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To: Scott Bennett <bennett@cs.niu.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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Subject: Re: ifconfig for WLAN using WEP
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--On Monday, December 20, 2004 11:21:01 AM -0600 Scott Bennett 
<bennett@cs.niu.edu> wrote:
>
>      I wasn't combining them.  Here's some background information:  the
> only "connected" interface at the time of the ifconfig shown above is the
> loopback.  The ethernet interface is "UP" but not physically connected to
> anything.  The wireless interface is not "UP" and not previously
> configured for anything.
>      As I wrote before, the problem is that *any* WEP-related terms given
> to the ifconfig command result in the error message being returned.
>
You'll get that error message if you try to use wep commands on a 
non-wireless interface.  I wonder if your system is detecting the wireless 
NIC and has the correct drivers for it?  fwe0 should be a ethernet over 
firewire interface.  What type of wireless NIC are you using?  Your 
wireless interface should be something like an0 or wi0, etc.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
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