Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:26:33 -0700 From: Paul Beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wireless access point in FreeBSD 8.2p2 Message-ID: <877ECE65-355E-4D06-BEB0-088DC56C84A1@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108281612280.38755@wonkity.com> References: <51754C95-3688-4B33-BD98-7DED5F28DC0E@gmail.com> <4E59BA7F.305@cyberleo.net> <A0F8C91A-97A5-45DF-9281-2E92A2718B8E@gmail.com> <4E5A4AEF.7050104@cyberleo.net> <6A3818F5-BF6D-4FEA-9B07-44E9C0F72438@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108281612280.38755@wonkity.com>
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On Aug 28, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Warren Block wrote: > In 8.x, a virtual wlan0 device is created to speak to the actual = device, ath0 in this case. It's normal. =20 Maybe I'm just confused by normality. I guess what would help in the = Handbook, if nowhere else, is the *full* output of ifconfig(8) for = purposes of comparison and elucidation. I see it called with just one = interface but unless you're on the console, it's likely you're adding = the wlan interface to an existing wired interface. And at the risk of = stating the obvious, there has to be a wired interface for it to = actually work as an access point, no?=20 -- Paul Beard Are you trying to win an argument or solve a problem?=20
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