Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 19:37:53 -0700 From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: Matt White <mjw@dhp.com> Cc: FreeBSD Laptoppers <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: roamabout startup Message-ID: <E11arp3-0001Wt-00@rip.psg.com> References: <E11a6By-00014S-00@rip.psg.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910101259480.5140-100000@mjw-0.dsl.speakeasy.net>
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>> wavelans seem to work in 3.3+pao. thank you!
>>
>> but, if the wavelan is the main interface, it needs to have wlpconfig run to
>> set the nwid or the startup will hang. where is it best to config the card?
>>
>> i tried adding the wlpconfig command as an insert in /etc/pccard.conf, but
>> no go.
>
> Hmmm...that worked fine for me. You sure you modified the right entry? I
> know that sounds like a silly question, but I didn't the first time
> through.
card "Digital" "RoamAbout/DS"
config default "wlp0" any
ether wavelan
insert logger -s Digital RoamAbout/DS inserted
insert /usr/sbin/wlpconfig -i wlp0 -w 0xaaaa
insert /etc/pccard_ether $device
remove logger -s Digital RoamAbout/DS removed
remove /etc/pccard_ether_remove $device
and /etc/rc.conf sez
network_interfaces="auto" # List of network interfaces (or "auto").
ifconfig_ep0="inet 147.28.0.38 netmask 255.255.255.0"
ifconfig_wlp0="inet 147.28.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" # default loopback device configuration.
defaultrouter="147.28.2.1"
and, after
Oct 11 07:19:53 roam pccardd[59]: Card "Digital"("RoamAbout/DS") [Version 2.00] [WaveLAN/PCMCIA] matched "Digital" ("RoamAbout/DS") [(null)] [(null)]
Oct 11 07:19:53 roam pccardd[59]: No MAC address definition for "Digital"("RoamAbout/DS") [(null)] [(null)]
Oct 11 07:19:53 roam pccardd[59]: Wavelan NWID[ee:ee] MAC[08:00:6a:2b:3e:83(Universal)] PCMCIA 915MHz
Oct 11 07:19:56 roam /kernel: card0: assign wlp0 iobase 0x240 irq 10
Oct 11 07:19:56 roam /kernel: wlp0: nwid [ee:ee] mac:[8:0:6a:2b:3e:83]
i get only
roam.psg.com:/root# netstat -rn
Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 1 260 lo0
and the interface is not up and the nwid is not set.
randy
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