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Date:      Sun, 1 Apr 2018 08:46:31 -0700
From:      Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com>
To:        Alex Andrews <mail@alexandrews.me.uk>
Cc:        "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: WiFi Debugging Tool for BSD
Message-ID:  <CAJ-VmomnDkoojYNr3EgedgTTUEn9AsjZttZadBipYVMd_4oW-A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <D72483C2332C4A6D84CBB2DF504D5138@onyx>
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hi!

Just do ifconfig wlan0 up - then wait; it'll do scan itself. then
"ifconfig wlan0 list scan"


-a


On 1 April 2018 at 05:24, Alex Andrews <mail@alexandrews.me.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry, I got your contact details from the FreeBSD Wiki page for WiFi ide=
as.  I am a newbie to FreeBSD (plenty of Windows experience, and a little L=
inux experience) but I just can't get the wifi working on my MSI X-610 lapt=
op under FreeBSD 11.1.  I have followed all of the instructions and asked f=
or help on the forum, but "ifconfig wlan0 up scan" just produces no output =
even though I know there are about a dozen wifi access points in range.  I =
suspect it is a problem with the driver, but I'm not sure how to verify tha=
t.  What would be really useful is a simple wifi debugging tool that could =
run through all of the steps necessary to get a wifi card working (check th=
e driver is loaded and working, check "syctl net.lan.devices", then check /=
etc/rc.conf for the correct wlans_ and ifconfig_ entries, etc etc).  I imag=
ine this would be a fairly simple task for someone with the appropriate kno=
wledge/skill set, and I am sure others would find it useful too.  Any chanc=
e this might be considere
>  d?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Alex
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