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Date:      Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:13:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:      nathan@pratt.edu
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   wireless setup help
Message-ID:  <33243.69.86.138.196.1145211237.squirrel@webmail.pratt.edu>

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Hi,

I'm having difficulties connecting to my roommate's apple airport.

Following the guide I tried using a fixed IP:
ifconfig ath0 10.0.1.5 netmask 0xffffff00 ssid "True That"
but got "status: no carrier" and obviously couldn't ping anything.

I believe WEP is turned off at the moment as my roommate joins without any
password.

next I tried the dhcp method from someone in the mailing list.  I added
these lines to rc.conf then rebooted:
ifconfig_ath0="DHCP"
ifconfig ath0 ssid "True That"

at reboot dhcp wasn't able to pick up any leases and I saw "status: no
carrier" on ifconfig ath0.

FreeBSD wireless setup is new to me, so I'm probably missing something
obvious.  The card is a DLink Airplus G and I have the if_ath.ko loading
at boot without any problems.  Any hints are most appreciated. Thanks,
Nathan




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