Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 21:33:06 +0200 From: "Kiffin Gish" <kiffin@gish.demon.nl> To: <ckleski@mbc.edu>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: DHCP using ifconfig doesn't work ... Message-ID: <000e01c54f4d$c4007e90$2301a8c0@ZGISH> In-Reply-To: <200505011822.40221.ckleski@mbc.edu>
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Thanks, that did the trick. However, should be: ifconfig _wi0_ ssid GISH ... -- Kiffin Rex Gish Gouda, The Netherlands > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of ckleski@mbc.edu > Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 19:23 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: DHCP using ifconfig doesn't work ... > > You can make a file /etc/start_if.wi0 which has the line > > ifconfig ssid GISH mode auto wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 > > Keep ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf. That should do it. > > > > > On Sunday 01 May 2005 07:35 pm, Kiffin Gish wrote: > > I want to use DHCP for my wireless connection by placing the following > > lines in my /etc/rc.conf file: > > > > ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" > > ifconfig_wi0="ssid GISH mode auto wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890" > > > > I have also tried running sysinstall again and reconfiguring my wireless > > connection by answering 'yes' to DHCP. > > > > However, these do not work for some weird reason. When I login as root > > and run 'dhclient wi0' then all is a-okay. > > > > How can I have this happen automatically during boot without having > > manually to run this command as root everytime? > > > > Thanks alot in advance as usual. > > _______________________________________________ > 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"help
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