From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Mar 15 11:06:28 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4A99ACFB52 for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:06:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@outlook.com) Received: from BLU004-OMC4S24.hotmail.com (blu004-omc4s24.hotmail.com [65.55.111.163]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 69B3A102E for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:06:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@outlook.com) Received: from BLU436-SMTP177 ([65.55.111.135]) by BLU004-OMC4S24.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Tue, 15 Mar 2016 04:05:20 -0700 X-TMN: [vFvwvcc3UNGgrVOEoHT+FfOOHMDKyVZp] X-Originating-Email: [carmel_ny@outlook.com] Message-ID: X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.99 at scorpio.seibercom.net Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:05:13 -0400 From: Carmel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting wireless network up and running In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Seibercom NET X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.13.2 (GTK+ 2.24.28; i686-w64-mingw32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Mar 2016 11:05:20.0576 (UTC) FILETIME=[90963C00:01D17EAA] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:06:28 -0000 On Mon, 14 Mar 2016 23:50:33 +0100, Ben Woods stated: > On 14 March 2016 at 20:17, Carmel wrote: > > > I cannot seem to get my wireless network up and running. > > > > /boot/loader.conf > > if_bwn_load="YES" # Broadcom BCM43xx IEEE 802.11 wireless NICs > > > > /etc/rc.conf > > ## Wireless > > wlans_bwn="wlan0" > > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP" > > > > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > > network={ > > ssid="Wireless-2g" > > psk="Secret" > > key_mgmt=WPA-PSK > > } > > > > I have run "service netif restart", but the network never comes up. > > I tried rebooting, but still nothing. > > > > If I append a "0" to bwn; ie, wlans_bwn0="wlan0", I get this output: > > > > dhclient[1485]: short write: wanted 20 go 0 bytes > > dhclient[1485]: exiting > > > > The system is then frozen solid, so I am forced to reboot into > > single user mode and remove the entry in "rc.conf". > > > > Can anyone tell me what the problem is? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -- > > Carmel > > > Hi Carmel, > > To help us determine which model of WiFi card you have, can you please > reply to the list with the output of "pciconf -lv". > > By the way, your rc.conf line should be: > wlans_bwn0="wlan0" > > Refer to the FreeBSD handbook for more details: > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html > > Refer to the bwn(4) man page for details about the bwn drive and which > models it supports: > https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?bwn I think that this is what you want: siba_bwn0@pci0:2:1:0: class=0x028000 card=0x100f1043 chip=0x431814e4 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation' device = 'BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller' class = network -- Carmel