Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:42:20 +0000 From: "Paul B. Mahol" <onemda@gmail.com> To: Rob Clark <rpclark@tds.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wireless help with wep authentication Message-ID: <CAPYw7P4iUahj4MK2FESJvq7B7vaLKbZEj9ZZh=YS78eNztJwwA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20111120122631.7461b383.rpclark@tds.net> References: <20111120122631.7461b383.rpclark@tds.net>
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On 11/20/11, Rob Clark <rpclark@tds.net> wrote: > Running fbsd 8.2R on a Dell C640 laptop. > Using a pcmcia card with atheros. > > My 2wire wireless router comes setup default with > wep open with wireless security enabled, i.e., needs > the default passkey from the router. I cannot get the > ifconfig line correct so as to authenticate this way, > and have tried many different strings of text here. > > However, following the handbook, I turned off "enable > security" (on the 2wire router) to test things, hence, > using wep (not as authmode shared or authmode open) > and it works using the following in /etc/rc.conf: > > wlans_ath0="wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0="ssid Mynetname DHCP" > > Mynetname is different -- of course. > > I can browse the web and ping with 0% packet loss. > > I have not delved into using > a /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf yet, I was > hoping i could get it done in rc.conf with ifconfig. > > I have tried many many things, for days on end for > authenticating with the passkey from the router. > Any help appreciated, I can provide further info and > things I've tried -- most things in the handbook > wireless section, minus wpa_supplicant.conf. Should adding "nwkey key" to ifconfig_wlan0 line above be enough? Key may be in ascii or in hex (in which case it must start with 0x). As you should probably already know wep provides 0% security so having wep or open network gives you almost exactly same amount of security.
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