From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 16 21:31:00 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8897016A41F for ; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:31:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from d3c3it-linux@ntlworld.com) Received: from mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com [81.103.221.49]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B318443D45 for ; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:30:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from d3c3it-linux@ntlworld.com) Received: from aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20050816213058.YTQV9239.mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com>; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:30:58 +0100 Received: from vide0dr0me.lazarus.net ([213.106.176.99]) by aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20050816213057.FETS1947.aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@vide0dr0me.lazarus.net>; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:30:57 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.9] (helo=[192.168.0.9] ident=d3c3it) by vide0dr0me.lazarus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1E592u-0001F5-Sn; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:32:32 +0100 Message-ID: <430259DB.1040901@ntlworld.com> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:25:47 +0100 From: Glyn Tebbutt User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050602) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michal Mertl References: <20050816124847.WTNO17166.aamta12-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@smtp.ntlworld.com> <20050816142258.476d9226@grokwell.org> <43024A2D.30307@ntlworld.com> <1124225110.78094.8.camel@genius1.i.cz> <43025495.2080504@ntlworld.com> <1124227117.78094.18.camel@genius1.i.cz> In-Reply-To: <1124227117.78094.18.camel@genius1.i.cz> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.91.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Nikolas Britton Subject: Re: ath driver within 5.4-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:31:00 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michal Mertl wrote: > Glyn Tebbutt wrote: > >>Michal Mertl wrote: >> >>>I don't know if 5.4 supports 11g but it I know it doesn't support too >>>much advanced authentication mechanisms (WPA). >>> >>>I believe you need not only ath and ath_hal in the kernel config file >>>but also wlan and some ath_rate module (one of ath_rate_onoe, >>>ath_rate_amrr or ath_rate_sample). The recommended rate module is >>>ath_rate_sample. >>> >>>Why do you compile the modules statically into the kernel? Modules >>>should work too. >>> >> >>My other cards on linux dont support WPA yet anyway so I'm using WEP atm >>(yes I know its crappy and insecure:() >>I'm new to freebsd so im not exactly sure how everything works yet, so >>the kernel config builds all the stuff you need into the kernel but >>modules for everything else is still compiled? > > > Yes. By default all the modules are always compiled and installed > (in /boot/kernel/*.ko). > > >>because on my 6.0-BETA 2 ath module doesn't exists :? >>so in theory which module's do I need to load > > > Modules for network cards are called if_$cardname(.ko). So to load > ath(4) support you'd issue 'kldload if_ath'. The linker loads whatever > other modules are required for function of the module which aren't > compiled in or already loaded (so ath would load wlan, ath_rate and > ath_hal). > > Michal > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Thanks very much Michal, I'll go and try again btw I found my error's http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-stable/2004-October/009041.html yay for mailinglists, ill report back on my experiences :) Cheers again - -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Glyn Tebbutt | | +--------------+ | www: http://www.plasticmongoose.com | | GPG: http://www.plasticmongoose.com/d3c3it/misc/d3c3it.gpg | | Email: d3c3it-linux@ntlworld.com | | | | "Damn you, vile woman! You've impeded my work since the | | day I escaped from your wretched womb. - Stewie Griffin | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDAlnaMmCtbXGg1+4RAu59AJ0aJONTxYfDmeau1ymLLLbseNIv0wCdG6BY 74lsUuemW5LU+Du09hOAylc= =hNWs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----