From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 26 13:34:17 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72B091065679 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:34:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from henry.olyer@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f222.google.com (mail-fx0-f222.google.com [209.85.220.222]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0E7D8FC14 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:34:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm22 with SMTP id 22so2992407fxm.36 for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:34:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=TqxxGbwULCxMs/2fdEwOYGvwn2bwCr7VzmKzACe4nfg=; b=NaNexntkpIE1/Kh17OfbEDZRHYQoNMn3+ABK6IXUqVqdleZaMnqabW/gsXBrtV80Rr nFnlifur/mC8A0DPXx4FHQOb0OAIZZQDlVAuutjVQ8axUmgFOZbRdRbXP0Q8OpLWrPu6 PExKKMIcpPCLmJDCW5BX5ghiXDu4VvIOXdNjU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=JLjumHpzsIsddcR1VJTMXBixTQQkr1JjI3kEX/p756dwJyUYEZeKsc8TKnUOxFioxi quJ80opvmzfgg3te0c+G2VrPRs3kPsfeKBnLcVjmNfniDhY8NkfOA1GwuPLMIZvORJxy 9ZVWS0MWDTmnYD4XUyVp7QYdHlLKMHPMYrztI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.5.77 with SMTP id 13mr318675fau.86.1253972055959; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:34:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1d7089c40909221512i717a0a92kd5c7ab2428fa7cab@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:34:15 -0400 Message-ID: <1d7089c40909260634p459b7a7fs27a714527d20fdae@mail.gmail.com> From: Henry Olyer To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: seeing a wireless router when building a 7.2 system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:34:17 -0000 I have read all about the WPA sub-system; I've also setup my /boot/loader.conf and /etc/rc.conf files, correctly. Except one small detail... ifconfig ath0 up scan never returns. And when I do a: ifconfig ath0 It tells me I don't have a carrier. I know the wireless router is working because this Apple sees it. So the problem is on my Presario. But the HP CQ-60 Presario is a pretty popular laptop, and the Atheros chip-set is also very widely used. So, some one has almost certainly been here before me. I think my only problem now is to get the carrier logic to respond. Of course I'd like to be able to control my wireless by pushing the light button, to turn on and off wireless access. Does any FreeBSD user have the button working? I understand it turns blue when it's up. Orange when it's not... This is a friend's email account. I am Jules Gilbert, and thank's very much -- I couldn't do this stuff by myself. --jg On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Tue, 22 Sep 2009, Henry Olyer wrote: > > I am putting up 7.2 and I am attempting to use a wireless router. >> How do I tell the 7.2 configurator to use my router, wirelessly? >> >> --jg >> >> I am using an Atheros chip-set, so I am not expecting trouble. I just >> need >> FBSD to see my system. I know my wireless 'name'. What do I do?? >> > > If you're using WPA, create your /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf: > > network={ > ssid="myssid" > psk="mykey" > } > > Then you need the entries in /etc/rc.conf to create the wlan0 interface and > set it up for WPA and DHCP: > > wlans_ath0="wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" > > If you're not using WPA, well, why not? > > See the Handbook for more: > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wireless.html > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >