From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 25 01:48:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A5AF16A4CE for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:48:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.145.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0BBC43D2D for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:48:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.13.2/8.13.2/d) with ESMTP id iBP1mAud011535 for ; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:48:10 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:48:10 -0600 (CST) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200412250148.iBP1mA5S011534@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig for WLAN using WEP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:48:11 -0000 Paul Schmehl wrote on Fri Dec 24 16:22:29 2004: >--On Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:49 AM -0600 Scott Bennett > wrote: >> >> As it turns out, this was the right question to ask, for which I >> thank Paul. >> >Glad I was able to help. > > >> I interpret the above as meaning that the "Broadband" interface is the >> dial-up interface, the "Local Area" interface is the real Ethernet >> interface (not connected physically), the 1394 interface is the infrared >> port as Ethernet- over-FireWire (fwe0), and the Dell 1450 card is indeed >> the wireless interface. Looking through the boot messages from >> FreeBSD 5.2.1, I don't see anything that looks like the Dell wireless >> card being detected. I've looked through all the man pages for the >> various interface types and haven't seen anything that looks appropriate. >> If anyone reading this can suggest what to do next, please do. >> >What happens when you type "% ifconfig wi0 up" and then type "% ifconfig"? Just what one would expect: ifconfig: interface wi0 does not exist >Do you see the interface? > No, it isn't detected at boot time, apparently. That's why I'm trying to find out of a driver is available for that card. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************