Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:34:12 +0300 From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> To: Anthony Simm <simm.anthony@googlemail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wireless networking Message-ID: <CAJ5UdcN0Ykn5uv1arktwR6JSJayiTxk7XF8hjSJHCOFHMe%2BHog@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com> References: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com>
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Dear Sir, I was able to connect using W. Blocks howto: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/wireless.html Hope it helps! Best Regards, Antonio On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Anthony Simm <simm.anthony@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have installed FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE on an IBM T42 box and have problems to > connect it's wireless card to the router / to the internet. > > I have read this > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html > > and followed the chapter > > 31.3.2. Quick Start > > and have done this > >> ifconfig | grep -A4 -i wireless > > > which gives > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > status: no carrier > plip0: flags=8810<POINTTOPOINT, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 > nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > lo0: flags=8049<UP, LOOPBACK, RUNNING, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384 > > I added an entry with the correct details to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > >> network={ >> ssid="myssid" >> psk="mypsk" >> } > > > and added these details to /etc/rc.conf > >> >> wlans_ath0="wlan0" >> ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP" > > > > Reboot, no wireless connection. > > Then I followed the next chapter, > > 31.3.3. Basic Setup > 31.3.3.1. Kernel Configuration > > and added the following lines to /boot/loader.conf > >> if_ath_load="YES" >> if_wi_load="YES" > > > (/boot/loader.conf was previously empty but did exist) > > > Reboot, no connection. > > > ifconfig gives entries for em0, ipw0, plip0, and lo0 > > The one for ipw0 reads: > > ipw0: flags=8802<POINTTOPOINT, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 2290 > ether 00:0c:f1:5e:4c:58 > nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) > status: no carrier > > (Do you need the output for em0, ipw0, and plip0 as well?) > > I have read everything on that page all the way down to > >> 31.3.8. Troubleshooting > > > but am scratching my head and can't decide what else to do. > > I will check the forums but I thought I should mention that I did not find > an answer in the handbook to this probably frequently occurring setup > problem. > > Thank you very much, > > Anthony > > > -- > > mobile +250 78 8778 161 > B.P.155 > Gisenyi > Rwanda > > "Artificial intelligence will never match natural stupidity" > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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