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Date:      Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:32:31 -0600
From:      Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: controlling the wireless interface [fixed -- ignore]
Message-ID:  <20070427233231.GA1653@demeter.hydra>
In-Reply-To: <20070427230828.GA1555@demeter.hydra>
References:  <20070427230828.GA1555@demeter.hydra>

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On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 05:08:28PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> I've gotten the wireless interface on a Thinkpad R52 working from the
> instructions in the FreeBSD Handbook:
>   http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wireless.html
>  
> Unfortunately, I seem to have run into a problem.  Most of the time, the
> interface that will be used is the RJ-45 ethernet NIC, not the IPW2200
> wireless NIC.  I've yet to find a way to get the wireless to work
> without starting it at boot time.  How would I go about configuring the
> system so that it doesn't start fwe0 at boot, but allows me to start it
> (easily) later if I need it?

Please ignore this.  I seem to have made a stupid error during install.
I used the wrong firmware.  All is now well.

-- 
CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
Larry Wall: "A script is what you give the actors.  A program is what you
give the audience."



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