Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:28:33 +0000 From: Peter Harrison <peter.piggybox@virgin.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Problem with wireless on 7.0 BETA3... Message-ID: <20071203212833.GA1123@laptop.piggybox>
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I've just installed 7.0-BETA3 on my laptop. It was running 6-STABLE, but rather than buildworld etc. I opted for a fresh install from CD (subsequently updated to catch the security notification). It's a cheap Dell Inspiron and doesn't come with wireless, so I use an Asus WL-167g USB adaptor, which is supported natively by the ural driver. This line from rc.conf would initialise the network on 6-STABLE: ifconfig_ural0="inet 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid ???? channel 11 wepmode on wepkey 1:0x?????????????????????????? deftxkey 1" I have the router set to use WEP (ural didn't support WPA in 6-*) and not to broadcast the ssid. After installing 7.0 it took over an hour of experimenting to get the network back up. I eventually had ifconfig showing all the correct setting, but still failing to associate. After much fiddling I set the router to broadcast the ssid and changed the ifconfig line to: ifconfig_ural0="inet 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid ???? bssid 00:14:bf:94:1e:75 channel 11 wepmode on wepkey 0x?????????????????????????? deftxkey 1" I found that if I didn't put the options in just the right order, it wouldn't pick up the right settings. Can anyone shed any light on what I did wrong? Or how I can get 7.0 to connect without having to broadcast my ssid to the world? Thanks for your help. Peter Harrison.
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