Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:02:31 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: DougB@freebsd.org Cc: mtm@identd.net Subject: Re: Script to automatically configure a wireless card based on ssid Message-ID: <20030426.110231.99254364.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20030425133754.C35038@12-234-22-23.pyvrag.nggov.pbz> References: <XFMail.20030424110538.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20030424.195012.00542650.imp@bsdimp.com> <20030425133754.C35038@12-234-22-23.pyvrag.nggov.pbz>
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Doug Barton <DougB@freebsd.org> writes:
: On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote:
:
: > In message: <XFMail.20030424110538.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
: > John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> writes:
: > : > status: associated
: > : > ssid WLAN 1:WLAN
: > : > stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node"
: > : > channel 11 authmode OPEN powersavemode CAM powersavesleep 100
: > : > wepmode OFF weptxkey 1
: > :
: > : Well, it claims to be associated, which is odd. I don't actually check
: > : the ssid except for matching up wepkeys. Instead, I check the status
: > : which is 'associated' in this case.
:
: John, you're correct of course, sorry. I should have double-checked the
: code again before I posted. I had "associated + ssid" merged in my brain,
: which your code does a better job of distinguishing.
:
: > : If there really isn't an AP, then that's
: > : a bug that should be addressed.
: >
: > We don't use WLAN internally for anything. So there MUST be a WLAN
: > around that you don't know about...
:
: Yeah, I actually grep'ed our code for 'WLAN,' and of course didn't find
: anything. According to netstumbler mine is the only AP in action within
: radio range. I'm not disagreeing with you, just stating the source of my
: contention. :) Is it possible that this is something specific to the
: netgear card? How would I go about confirming that this is a real AP or
: not? The other thing that I should try of course is to take the laptop
: elsewhere, which I will at my earliest convenience.
What does wicontrol -l tell you? Are you doing something like
ifconfig wi0 ssid WLAN did you? Also, once associated, the card won't
report other cards...
Warner
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