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Date:      Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:14:39 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx>
To:        MET <met@uberstats.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Wireless Networking
Message-ID:  <20020917191439.GF208@vectors.cx>
In-Reply-To: <000d01c25e7b$1221d270$6401a8c0@SURVIVAL>
References:  <000d01c25e7b$1221d270$6401a8c0@SURVIVAL>

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just yesterday i bought a d-link wireless AP/router and a Dell 802.11b
pccard NIC, which is apparently just a rebranded Lucent WaveLAN.

i'm still fiddling with it to make it work correctly, but i can tell you
this:

a) make sure that
   device card
   device pcic0	at isa? irq 0 port 0x3e0 iomem 0xd0000
   is in your kernel. it is in the base install. either put:
   device wi
   in your kernel config file, or if_wi_load="YES" in your
   /boot/loader.conf
   make sure pccardd is started from /etc/rc.conf

b) READ THE wicontrol(1) MANPAGE

c) seriously, read it. it's all you need to know.

d) put the commands you need into /etc/start_if.wi0. stuff like setting
   the IBSS stuff, the key, turning encryption on, etc.

also, see: http://darkminds.net/wlan/freebsd/swsetup.php

-Adam


>> (09.17.2002 @ 1149 PST): MET said, in 0.3K: <<
> I'm getting my hands on a 802.11a wireless network card and a base
> station (both from Dell) and was wondering if it will work on my FreeBSD
> laptop (dell Latitude C840).
> 
> Any ideas or links to check out?
> 
> 
> ~ Matthew
> 
> 
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>> end of "Wireless Networking" from MET <<


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