Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:27:00 -0800 From: gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: D-Link NIC. Message-ID: <efb858205030513273fea6df1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <efb858205030509555854eee2@mail.gmail.com> References: <efb858205030508166189d156@mail.gmail.com> <4229E031.4070505@makeworld.com> <efb858205030508531746f314@mail.gmail.com> <4229E7CC.7000006@makeworld.com> <efb858205030509304cc94d46@mail.gmail.com> <4229EDAD.5030605@makeworld.com> <efb858205030509555854eee2@mail.gmail.com>
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Can anyone provide any insight?
ndis0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:11:95:87:8b:e4
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect
status: no carrier
ssid ""
channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS
wepmode OFF weptxkey 1
dolores#
if I try to use dhcp the ip address will just go to zeroes. :\
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:55:53 -0800, gabriel <normal1.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I'm using it because it appears that support for this particular
> card (D-Link DWL-520) isnt the greatest on freebsd. Per "dmesg" its
> Rev. D, I dont know if you think I should try another driver? - I
> could.
>
> I do lock down the AP by mac and I _have_ added the mac to the AP.
> What do you think about disabling wep encryption and using just
> per-mac access temporarily? What would the ifconfig command to try it
> that way be? Just to see if it is in fact the wep key.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:34:37 -0600, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote:
> > gabriel wrote:
> > > Its ndis0 because I followed the "Project Evil" instructions (I
> > > think). I _have_ tried that exact command line and its a no go, I get
> > > this: ndis0: set wepkey failed: 19
> > >
> > > I'm at a loss. :/
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:09:32 -0600, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>gabriel wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Here ya go:
> > >>>
> > >>># -- sysinstall generated deltas -- # Wed Mar 2 22:26:30 2005
> > >>># Created: Wed Mar 2 22:26:30 2005
> > >>># Enable network daemons for user convenience.
> > >>># Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
> > >>># This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
> > >>>hostname="dolores.normal1.net"
> > >>>#ifconfig_xl0="DHCP"
> > >>>ifconfig_ndis0="DHCP"
> > >>>#defaultrouter="10.0.0.1"
> > >>>#ifconfig_ndis0="inet 10.0.0.25 netmask 255.0.0.0"
> > >>>linux_enable="YES"
> > >>>sshd_enable="YES"
> > >>>
> > >>># This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
> > >>># Please make all changes to this file, not to /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
> > >>>
> > >>># Enable network daemons for user convenience.
> > >>># Created: Wed Mar 2 22:57:36 2005
> > >>>
> > >>>As you can see, I tempted to set it up manually to no avail.
> > >>>
> > >>>Cheers!
> > >>>
> > >>>On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:37:05 -0600, Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>gabriel wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>Hello,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> So I updated everything to the latest 5.x source and installed just
> > >>>>>fine. I've installed and loaded the ndis driver for my D-Link DWL-520
> > >>>>>and it is recognized by the system, however, I'm having a hell of a
> > >>>>>hard time trying to get it to pull an ip address from my DHCP server.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>My AP is a linksys WAP11 v2 and its configured using the 68bit HEX
> > >>>>>encryption because on 128 ifconfig complains that the string is too
> > >>>>>long. Has anyone got any pointers? ideas?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Cheers!
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Let's have a look at your /etc/rc.conf file.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>--
> > >>>>Best regards,
> > >>>>Chris
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>Here's mine, albeit it's static, you should be able to pick it apart.
> > >>I'm curious tho - It's not wi0?
> > >>
> > >>ifconfig_wi0="inet x.x.x.x netmask x.x.x.x ssid someapname wepmode on wepkey 0x11111111111111111111111111"
> > >>
> > >>Of course mine uses wi0 and my key is 128 bit.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>Best regards,
> > >>Chris
> > >>
> > >>When the product is destined to fail, the delivery system
> > >>will perform perfectly.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'm curious - 2 things, Project Evil, using it out of necessity? next,
> > did you by chance lock-down your AP to MAC addresses? If so, check that
> > you have THAT MAC in the AP.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Chris
> >
> > The total behavior of large systems cannot be predicted.
> >
>
> --
> gabriel,
>
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