Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 22:15:41 GMT From: Tim <nackpere@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/160604: Problem with wireless configuration in 9.0-Beta2 installer Message-ID: <201109092215.p89MFfnS035793@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201109092220.p89MKCR6092503@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 160604 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Problem with wireless configuration in 9.0-Beta2 installer >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 09 22:20:11 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Tim >Release: FreeBSD 9.0-BETA2 amd64 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD bubbles 9.0-BETA2 FreeBSD 9.0-BETA2 #0: Wed Aug 31 18:07:44 UTC 2011 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: I installed the FreeBSD 9.0-Beta2 using the new installer. I have a urtw wireless usb adapter and the installer correctly identified it and identified my home network. However, after the installation I was unable to connect to my network, and I found that it was caused by the fact that the line in /etc/rc.conf for DHCP was as follows: ifconfig_wlan0="WPADHCP" there should be a space between WPA and DHCP, and I fixed the problem by changing the line to this: ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: The installer needs to put a space between WPA and DHCP in the following line in /etc/rc.conf: ifconfig_wlan0="WPADHCP" >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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