Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:33:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Sasha and Tanya Kapshuk <sashaandtanya@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble setting up wireless Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1306081231490.63741@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <51B37351.4060709@gmail.com> References: <51B35217.9080003@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1306081202210.63741@wonkity.com> <51B37351.4060709@gmail.com>
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On Sat, 8 Jun 2013, Sasha and Tanya Kapshuk wrote: > On 06/08/2013 09:03 PM, Warren Block wrote: >> >>> Howdy, >>> >>> Been trying to setup wireless on a laptop with an Atheros 5424/2424 card >>> running FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE. >>> >>> Been following the instructions given in the handbook. >>> >>> Running 'ifconfig wlan0 up scan' does not seem to return anything. What am >>> I doing wrong? >> >> That should be 'ifconfig wlan0 up list scan'. > Tried that. Still no output. > > I see that my card being identified as AR2425 is supported by the ath_hal(4) > module. How do I enable it? Both are built into the GENERIC kernel. If you've built a custom kernel, you'll have to load them in /boot/loader.conf. > Here's whta I've got in my /etc/rc.conf: > > if_ath_load="YES" > if_ath_pci_load="YES" Right, but those go in /boot/loader.conf. Not needed if you're using the GENERIC kernel, though. > ifconfig says 'no carrier' for wlan0. Here's my "short form" wireless article: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/wireless.html
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