Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:15:18 -0400 From: Christopher Black <cblack@securecrossing.com> To: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> Cc: Bill Schoolcraft <runfreebsd@yahoo.com>, Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (starbucks) "ssid = tmobile" and 5.x (hit-n-miss) Message-ID: <42B2DAF6.7040405@securecrossing.com> In-Reply-To: <200506170904.51095.algould@datawok.com> References: <20050617000702.31335.qmail@web52502.mail.yahoo.com> <200506162302.12788.algould@datawok.com> <20050616213307.X13349@bsd.billschoolcraft.com> <200506170904.51095.algould@datawok.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig407DF907377FE46C80642BA6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Andrew L. Gould wrote: > On Thursday 16 June 2005 11:36 pm, Bill Schoolcraft wrote: > >>At Thu, 16 Jun 2005 it looks like Andrew L. Gould composed: >> >>>Try adding "ssid tmobile" to the ifconfig arguments in >>>/etc/rc.conf. If adding it to your rc.conf file doesn't work for >>>you, try removing the wi0 stuff from rc.conf and execute the >>>following as root: >>> >>> ifconfig wi0 ssid tmobile >>> dhclient wi0 >>> >>>You'll need to make sure that the default gateway and nameservers >>>are obtained from the DHCP server. >>> >>>I hope this helps. >> >>Thanks Andrew, >> >>Yes, I've done the manual command but would like to try the >>rc.conf options, so I'd be looking at: >> >>ifconfig_wi0="ssid tmobile" >>ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" >> >>Does that look correct? >> >>Thanks > > > I'm not sure whether all ifconfig arguments need to be on the same line. > If it doesn't work, try: > ifconfig_wi0="ssid tmobile DHCP" > > The other option is to put the manual commands in an executable file at: > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/tmobile.sh > > That way the manual commands would be executed automatically at bootup. > Caveat: The delayed network configuration may interfere with the > loading of firewall rules; so you may need to add a line to the script > to load your firewall rules after wi0 is up. > > Best of luck, > > Andrew Gould I believe it should be: ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" ifconfig_wi0_flags="ssid tmobile" HTH -- Christopher Black Chief Security Engineer Secure Crossing 22750 Woodward, Ferndale, MI 48220 Tel 800-761-4299 www.securecrossing.com cblack@securecrossing.com --------------enig407DF907377FE46C80642BA6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCstr7APxZlIbJ6AwRAi0zAKCW4eDhbCadDuzELPhc9N3rMdf0CACgo15b 3j6iSu+jBhrtAA8bm9Bb4FE= =dRFu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig407DF907377FE46C80642BA6--
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