Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 16:56:07 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: FreeBSD - Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MA401 worked w/5.3 - No go under CURRENT Message-ID: <4217C407.8070605@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20050216010859.GA57098@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au> References: <421290FA.40108@makeworld.com> <20050216010859.GA57098@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au>
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John Birrell wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 06:16:58PM -0600, Chris wrote: > >> I'm just starting to follow the CURRENT branch and popped that >> latest snapshot on my laptop. Under 5.3 my NetGear MA401 worked with just >>adding something like this to /etc/rc.conf: >> >>ifconfig_wi0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid XXX >>wepmode on wepkey 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" >> >> And everything came up just dandy. Has something changed? > > > I hadn't tried to use my wireless stuff for months until a few days ago. I have > the hostap running on current and I was trying to connect with wepmode on from > a RELENG_5 laptop without success. I read the recent messages suggesting the > explicit setting of the wepkey and default key, but that didn't solve the problem. > > I'll be away from the current box for 5 weeks and unable to debug anything, so I > know this message is virtally useless. I just wanted to say "me too". > Ok folks, I added the suggested stuff in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_wi0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid XXX wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" And /boot/loader.conf: wlan_wep="YES" Still a no-go. Light on the wireless nic just blinks. I'm pretty much at a loss - anyone? -- Best regards, Chris In any organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on. This person must be fired.home | help
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