Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:08:00 -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: <45EF8C20.3030702@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <63315.172.16.1.7.1173325567.squirrel@email.polands.org> References: <55223.172.16.1.37.1173306474.squirrel@email.polands.org> <45EF5181.1020504@fastmail.fm> <63315.172.16.1.7.1173325567.squirrel@email.polands.org>
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Doug Poland wrote: > On Wed, March 7, 2007 17:57, Patrick Bowen wrote: > >> 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? >>> >>> >> Try adding; >> >> ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" >> >> to /etc/rc.conf. >> >> That way it will run dhclient automatically whenever you plug the card >> in. >> >> > I don't have a problem running dhclient, I have a problem with WPA. > Initially, my rc.conf said: > > ifconfig_wi0="WPA DHCP" > > and I had the correct entry in my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. I could > not connect to my WAP until I turned off WPA, as I stated in my OP. > > Doug: Sorry, I misunderstood. Please excuse the noise... Patrick
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