From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Apr 13 09:20:51 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88EE2D3B61A for ; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:20:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mailrelay15.qsc.de (mailrelay15.qsc.de [212.99.187.254]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.antispameurope.com", Issuer "TeleSec ServerPass DE-2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F0197783 for ; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:20:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de ([213.148.129.14]) by mailrelay15.qsc.de; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:20:42 +0200 Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-127-117.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.127.117]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BCCD43CC56; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:20:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id v3D9KfGQ003449; Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:20:41 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:20:41 +0200 From: Polytropon To: Boris Samorodov Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wifimgr (was: Re: Networkmgr) Message-Id: <20170413112041.9c54ae63.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: <20170412073851.0ab81213.freebsd@edvax.de> <20170412173019.GA3842@c720-r314251> Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-cloud-security-sender: freebsd@edvax.de X-cloud-security-recipient: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-cloud-security-Virusscan: CLEAN X-cloud-security-disclaimer: This E-Mail was scanned by E-Mailservice on mailrelay15.qsc.de with 19763683439 X-cloud-security-connect: mx01.qsc.de[213.148.129.14], TLS=1, IP=213.148.129.14 X-cloud-security: scantime:.1243 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:20:51 -0000 On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:16:51 +0300, Boris Samorodov wrote: > 12.04.2017 20:30, Matthias Apitz пишет: > > > It compiles on 12.0-CURRENT r314251 (amd64) with ports head. It starts > > but does not bring any GUI. > > Seems to be a property of your OS/ports status/configuration. > > I've just installed wifimgr as a package from official FreeBSD > repository. The system is fresh HEAD-amd64. > > Wifimgr starts, then asks for the root password (via gui dialog > box), then boils out with the gui dialog message "There is no wifi > adapters defined at /etc/rc.conf" (which is true). Exactly that is where I get with that particular program. > I've added a wifi interface to /etc/rc.conf.local and then wifimgr > is able to get all needed info and display the management window. Which information did you add for that interface? According to the handbook, basic configuration for wireless interfaces consist of wlans_ath0="wlan0" ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP" and additional settings in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. I've tried with the equivalent of those lines, but didn't get any further as described above. Source for example: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-wireless.html -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...