Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:45:58 +0000 From: Dead Line <dead_line@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: wireless dongle Howto. Message-ID: <BAY104-W138FE9C98783B71D84B5819A2E0@phx.gbl>
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Hello Gurus, Im On 6-3-R fresh install, and I have 3Com wireless router. the configurations in the router as follow: Its WEP encryption 64-bit WEP, Key 1 is used: key: 2330XXXXXX On my FBSD i have tried to use DLINK dongle DWL-G132 but for sorry, im disappointed that this old cheap dongle is not supported yet.. So i switched to LightWave and fortunatly its supported and the driver for it showedup automatically as ural0 # ifconfig -aural0: flags=108843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,NEEDSGIANT> mtu 1500 ether 00:08:a1:87:dc:71 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/1Mbps) status: no carrier ssid WatchingYou channel 13 authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:104-bit txpowmax 100 bmiss 7 protmode CTS Now im trying to connect to my router ,, but all the attempts fails.. here is my /etc/rc.conf # ifconfig_ural0="DHCP"# ifconfig_ural0="ssid WatchingYou DHCP"#ifconfig_ural0="ssid WatchingYou wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:3230xxxxxx DHCP"#ifconfig_ural0="authmode wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 3230xxxxxx DHCP"ifconfig_ural0="ssid WatchingYou authmode open wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:3230xxxxxx DHCP"# I tried all the hashed lines in the rc.conf but no luck always when i try to to start the device it gives up.. # /etc/rc.d/netif startural0: no link .............. giving up Please help.. How can I connect my wireless device to my router..im sure its rc.conf line Please advice.. THANK YOU. Marwan. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
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