Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:50:10 +0800 From: Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu@realss.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: fail with wireless network configuration with "SIOCS80211: Invalid argument" Message-ID: <4909C9A2.90806@realss.com> In-Reply-To: <48F24060.9030900@realss.com>
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Zhang Weiwu wrote: > Hello. I am trying to get an AboveCable (model: ACPC 2000-01) wireless > card connected to my home network with 40-bit Hex WEP Encryption on > FreeBSD 6.1. > > # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.1.90 ssid ZWW wepmode on wepkey 0xea82552825 > ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument > > Did I made anything wrong or miss something in the kernel? I have the > related lines in kernel: > > driver wi > driver wlan > > It turns out this error message is a direct result of lack of wlan_wep neither loaded as module nor compiled in kernel. However I still could not make the card work (even though it works in Ubuntu Linux) after having wlan_wep compiled in, but at least I eliminated the SIOCS80211: Invalid argument error message, which may be helpful for someone who finds this thread by using this error message as search key to google.home | help
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