From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 28 01:59:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D3461065670 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:59:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from mailgw.es.net (mail1.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:201:1::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC3718FC16 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:59:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:910::29]) by mailgw.es.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2S1xiGi017482 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:59:45 -0700 Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id D382F1CC09; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:59:44 -0700 (PDT) To: Jason Nordwick In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:04:29 PDT." Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:59:44 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20090328015944.D382F1CC09@ptavv.es.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Switching from wired to wireless getting "network down" X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:59:47 -0000 > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:04:29 -0700 > From: Jason Nordwick > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > This appears to be the case. "route get 192.168.1.1" (my netgear wireless) > shows that it still wants to use bfe0 instead of the wpi0 interface. How do > I get it so that when I unplug my cable and my wireless is up, it changes > the routing table? > > -j > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Jason Nordwick wrote: > > > I just updated to the current -STABLE (7.2-PRERELEASE is the same thing? > > hopefully). > > > > When I boot with the network cable plugged in, but then try to unplug it > > and up my wireless, it doesn't seem to work although the ifconfig shows I am > > joined to my wireless network. Is there some magic I need to do to reset the > > routing tables or something? It make it really hard to follow a thread. > Why not? > > Please don't top post. Depends on your configuration. Do you use DHCP or static network configurations? If it is DHCP, I suspect /etc/rc.d/dhclient restart would do the trick. If it is status: route add default abc.def.gh.ij should do the trick. Going the other way can be a tiny bit more involved. 'ifconfig wlan0 down' first or 'route delete default' to get rid of the current static. (Note: wlan0 on stable needs to be replaced with the name of your wireless interface.) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751