Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:23:24 +0100 From: "stephane antoine" <stephane.antoine@kcl.ac.uk> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Wlan 802.11 support for FreeBSD 4.2 Message-ID: <010701c117ab$a638c7b0$400b4989@eee.kcl.ac.uk> References: <200107282104.f6SL4Tb01020@ptavv.es.net>
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Hi Kevin, Thanks it works!!! pccard_enable="YES" pccard_flags="-z" I have now a wi0 interface that shows up in the rc.conf of my FreeBSD 4.2 laptop, Where can I learn all these tips to configure the devices..... Best Regards Stephane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "stephane antoine" <stephane.antoine@kcl.ac.uk> Cc: <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Wlan 802.11 support for FreeBSD 4.2 > > From: "stephane antoine" <stephane.antoine@kcl.ac.uk> > > Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:47:02 +0100 > > Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > Dear all, > > > > Does anybody know if there > > is a support for wlan 802.11 for > > FreeBSD 4.2 ? > > > > I have a 802.11 card plugged in my laptop > > and I am running FreeBSD 4.2. > > I only have the following interfaces when I type > > ifconfig -a > > fxp0(eth), lp0, faith0, gif0, gif1, gif2, gif3, lo0, ppp0, sl0, > > and no wireless interface as I am expecting. > > Does anyone know if there is currently > > a driver available for Wlan 802.11 > > for freeBSD 4.2? > > The WaveLAN 802.11 cards have been supported for some time. I am > sending this message from my laptop via a Lucent Gold 802.11b card. > > Your message contains no information to help you find the problem. > > What messages do you get when you plug in the card? It should be > probed and the wi0 device created. > > Do other PCMCIA cards work? If not, you need to make sure the pcic0 > device may not be properly configured. Send dmesg contents. Make sure > rc.conf contains pccard_enable="YES" and pccardd_flags="-z". > > If you get messages when you insert the card, please send them. > > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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