From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Mar 15 17:59:46 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 90747AD19CA for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:59:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@outlook.com) Received: from BLU004-OMC4S28.hotmail.com (blu004-omc4s28.hotmail.com [65.55.111.167]) (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 4DEA41A6B for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:59:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@outlook.com) Received: from BLU436-SMTP173 ([65.55.111.137]) by BLU004-OMC4S28.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:59:39 -0700 X-TMN: [x/BW6BCyidU8avNJ8QHfh4fNrEFFDuBQ] 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 13:59:32 -0400 From: Carmel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting wireless network up and running In-Reply-To: <20160315173122.GB92613@slackbox.erewhon.home> References: <20160315173122.GB92613@slackbox.erewhon.home> 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="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Mar 2016 17:59:38.0564 (UTC) FILETIME=[711A3040:01D17EE4] 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 17:59:46 -0000 On Tue=2C 15 Mar 2016 18:31:22 +0100=2C Roland Smith stated: > On Tue=2C Mar 15=2C 2016 at 07:37:43AM -0400=2C Carmel wrote: > > On Tue=2C 15 Mar 2016 07:05:13 -0400=2C Carmel stated: > > =20 > > > On Mon=2C 14 Mar 2016 23:50:33 +0100=2C Ben Woods stated: > > > =20 > > > > On 14 March 2016 at 20:17=2C Carmel wrote: > > > > =20 > > > > > I cannot seem to get my wireless network up and running. > > > > > > > > > > /boot/loader.conf > > > > > if_bwn_load=3D"YES" # Broadcom BCM43xx IEEE 802.11 wireless > > > > > NICs =20 >=20 > You also need to load the firmware using the > ports/net/bwn-firmware-kmod port *before* calling ifconfig. See the > manual page bwn(4). (Type =E2=80=98man 4 bwn=E2=80=99 in a terminal or on= the console > to view the manual page.) I did that originally. > > > > > /etc/rc.conf > > > > > ## Wireless > > > > > wlans_bwn=3D"wlan0" > > > > > ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA SYNCDHCP" > > > > > > > > > > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf > > > > > network=3D{ > > > > > ssid=3D"Wireless-2g" > > > > > psk=3D"Secret" > > > > > key_mgmt=3DWPA-PSK > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > I have run "service netif restart"=2C but the network never > > > > > comes up. I tried rebooting=2C but still nothing. > > > > > > > > > > If I append a "0" to bwn=3B ie=2C wlans_bwn0=3D"wlan0"=2C I get t= his > > > > > output: > > > > > > > > > > dhclient[1485]: short write: wanted 20 go 0 bytes > > > > > dhclient[1485]: exiting > > > > > > > > > > The system is then frozen solid=2C so I am forced to reboot into > > > > > single user mode and remove the entry in "rc.conf". =20 >=20 > Nevertheless=2C it *should* be: wlans_bwn0=3D"wlan0"=2C because =E2=80=98= bwn0=E2=80=99 is > the interface name. >=20 > Try ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA DHCP" >=20 > > > > > Can anyone tell me what the problem is? =20 >=20 > At a guess I think you forgot to load the firmware. >=20 > Roland --=20 Carmel