Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 09:32:53 +0930 From: Phil Kernick <Phil@Kernick.org> To: freebsd-mobile@tcpipbitch.net Cc: "'Emanuel Haupt'" <haupt@outof.ch>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wireless question Message-ID: <3D2B79AD.1080601@Kernick.org> References: <001201c22794$22743780$030aa8c0@tcpipbitch.net>
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You can specify adhoc using ifconfig: $ ifconfig wi0 mediaopt adhoc Phil. freebsd-mobile@tcpipbitch.net wrote: > "wicontrol -p 3" on both machines will change from BSS to ad-hoc mode > (which is how I am running my gateway with dlink pci internal wireless > card and laptop with dlink pcmcia card). As far as I know, there is no > way to specify using ifconfig adhoc of bss mode, so on laptop find your > card in /etc/defaults/pccard.conf and add "insert wicontrol -p 3" so you > don't have to keep running the command by hand everytime you boot > laptop. I cant remember off hand where I stuck the wicontrol command > for the gateway box, and I also only have 2 machines, I have no idea > what would happen if you introduced a third wireless card or more, I > have not played around with the boxes for a while, I got them up and > running and have been busy since. > > Also, I am not using any encryption at the moment, so I have no clue if > that will throw a spanner in the works or not, may want to disable that > till you get a link up and running and passing traffic first. > > Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Emanuel Haupt > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:36 AM > To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > Subject: wireless question > > > hi mailing list, > > i have two U.S. Robotics (USR022410) wireless lan cards (PCMCIA Type 2). > one fo these cards comes with a PCMCIA to PCI adapter card. > > so i tryed to build an access point with a box running freebsd 4.6. > after cvsuping to 4.6-STABLE and the necessary kernel options the card > and the adapter was recognized perfectly (see below --server start--). > > the client (a dell laptop running fbsd 5.0-DP1) also recognized the card > > perfectly. > > i took the following resource as configuration guide: [configuring a > freebsd accesspoint...] > http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm > > but after all the both machines tell me still: > status: no carrier > > what did i do wrong? any idea? > > thanks in advance > emanuel > > --server start-- > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::290:d1ff:fe07:b200%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 > inet 10.0.0.77 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255 > ether 00:90:d1:07:b2:00 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect > status: no carrier > ssid frfa 1:frfa > stationname alaska > channel 7 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 > wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1 > wepkey 1:64-bit > --server end-- > > --laptop (client) start-- > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 10.0.0.78 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255 > inet6 fe80::290:d1ff:fe07:b064%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4 > ether 00:90:d1:07:b0:64 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/2Mbps) > status: no carrier > ssid frfa 1:frfa > stationname alaska > channel 10 authmode NONE powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 > wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1 > wepkey 1:64-bit > --laptop end-- > > --wicontrol output server-- > NIC serial number: [ 99SA01000000 ] > Station name: [ alaska ] > SSID for IBSS creation: [ frfa ] > Current netname (SSID): [ frfa ] > Desired netname (SSID): [ frfa ] > Current BSSID: [ 44:44:44:44:44:44 ] > Channel list: [ 8191 ] > IBSS channel: [ 7 ] > Current channel: [ 12 ] > Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 0 27 27 ] > Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] > Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 1 ] > MAC address: [ 00:90:d1:07:b2:00 ] > TX rate (selection): [ 3 ] > TX rate (actual speed): [ 5 ] > RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2347 ] > Create IBSS: [ On ] > Access point density: [ 1 ] > Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ] > Max sleep time: [ 100 ] > WEP encryption: [ On ] > TX encryption key: [ 1 ] > Encryption keys: [ ][ ][ ][ ] > --wicontrol output server end-- > > --wicontrol output client-- > NIC serial number: [ 99SA01000000 ] > Station name: [ alaska ] > SSID for IBSS creation: [ frfa ] > Current netname (SSID): [ frfa ] > Desired netname (SSID): [ frfa ] > Current BSSID: [ 44:44:44:44:44:44 ] > Channel list: [ 8191 ] > IBSS channel: [ 7 ] > Current channel: [ 11 ] > Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 0 27 27 ] > Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] > Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 1 ] > MAC address: [ 00:90:d1:07:b0:64 ] > TX rate (selection): [ 3 ] > TX rate (actual speed): [ 2 ] > RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2347 ] > Create IBSS: [ On ] > Access point density: [ 1 ] > Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ] > Max sleep time: [ 100 ] > WEP encryption: [ On ] > TX encryption key: [ 1 ] > Encryption keys: [ 12345 ][ ][ ][ ] > --wicontrol output client end-- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- _-_|\ Phil Kernick E-Mail: Phil@Kernick.org / \ ROTFL Enterprises Mobile: 041 61 ROTFL \_.-*_/ v Humourist, satirist, and probably a few more 'ists to boot! 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