Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 08:10:39 -0700 (PDT) From: scott renna <flexble2547@yahoo.com> To: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: scott renna <flexble2547@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Dlink-g520 Wireless and WEP Message-ID: <20041023151039.50842.qmail@web53606.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200410222303.35782.algould@datawok.com>
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Error in the mail, my mistake inet is there when I run the command --- "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> wrote: > On Friday 22 October 2004 10:21 pm, scott renna > wrote: > > So, > > > > Thanks to a fellow list member I got my 5.2.1 > System > > to see my Dlink card. The trouble now I'm having > > involves setting up WEP. I am currently running > WEP > > on a Netgear Wireless router 802.11b. The Dlink > does > > 802.11b/g. Here's what I'm running into when > turning > > on WEP. The router has a 26 character string for > > 128-bit WEP that I created via a passphrase. > Windows > > takes it and works well wirelessly but when I > > configure my card, here's wha t happens on BSD: > > > > ifconfig ath0 192.168.2.175 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > ssid SSID_NAME wepmode on wepkey > > 0xyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): File exists > > > > Assume the first 0x means hex and the rest is the > key > > name. Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks > > scotty > > > > There should be the term 'inet' between 'ath0' and > the IP address: > > ifconfig ath0 inet 192.168.2.175 netmask > 255.255.255.0 ..... > > Is this an error in the email or in the > configuration? > > Andrew Gould > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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