Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:57:53 -0600 From: Patrick Bowen <pbowen@fastmail.fm> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PRISM3(PCMCIA) and/or wi(4) driver unable to do WPA? Message-ID: <45EF5181.1020504@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <55223.172.16.1.37.1173306474.squirrel@email.polands.org> References: <55223.172.16.1.37.1173306474.squirrel@email.polands.org>
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Doug Poland wrote: > Hello, > > I have just acquired a Linksys "Instant Wireless Network PC Card" > 802.11b wireless NIC. When plugged into a 6.2 i386 laptop, dmesg > reports: > > wi0: <The Linksys Group, Inc. Instant Wireless Network PC Card> at > port 0x100-0x13f irq 11 function 0 config 1 on pccard1 > wi0: using RF:PRISM3(PCMCIA) > wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.2) > wi0: Ethernet address: 00:06:25:18:6e:1d > > When I attempted to connect to my WPA-PSK WAP, wpa_supplicant(8) just > hangs. When I turned off encryption on the WAP, and enter: > > # dhclient wi0 > > Then the NIC connects just fine. So the question is, is the NIC or the > wi(4) driver incapable of WPA encryption? > > Thanks for the help. > > Try adding; ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" to /etc/rc.conf. That way it will run dhclient automatically whenever you plug the card in. Patrick
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