Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:44:50 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: FreeBSD - Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MA401 worked w/5.3 - No go under CURRENT Message-ID: <421912E2.4070909@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <4217C407.8070605@makeworld.com> References: <421290FA.40108@makeworld.com> <20050216010859.GA57098@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au> <4217C407.8070605@makeworld.com>
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Chris wrote: > John Birrell wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 06:16:58PM -0600, Chris wrote: >> >>> I'm just starting to follow the CURRENT branch and popped that >>> latest snapshot on my laptop. Under 5.3 my NetGear MA401 worked >>> with just adding something like this to /etc/rc.conf: >>> >>> ifconfig_wi0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid XXX >>> wepmode on wepkey 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" >>> >>> And everything came up just dandy. Has something changed? >> >> >> >> I hadn't tried to use my wireless stuff for months until a few days >> ago. I have >> the hostap running on current and I was trying to connect with wepmode >> on from >> a RELENG_5 laptop without success. I read the recent messages >> suggesting the >> explicit setting of the wepkey and default key, but that didn't solve >> the problem. >> >> I'll be away from the current box for 5 weeks and unable to debug >> anything, so I >> know this message is virtally useless. I just wanted to say "me too". >> > > Ok folks, I added the suggested stuff in /etc/rc.conf: > > ifconfig_wi0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid XXX > wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" > > And /boot/loader.conf: > wlan_wep="YES" > > Still a no-go. Light on the wireless nic just blinks. > I'm pretty much at a loss - anyone? > Ahh - thank you Alexandre Kovalenko for pointing out the kernel mod. I didn't think of that. I was off trying to add the wep via loader.conf Perhaps that ought to be an option? I dunno - but at least now I'm working. And thank you also Sam, Paul and John, -- Best regards, Chris Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when the repairman arrives.
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