Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 07:36:29 +0200 From: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> To: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> Cc: Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release notes and handbook changes for identifying wireless adapters Message-ID: <20160802053629.GU148@e-new.0x20.net> In-Reply-To: <20160802053134.GT148@e-new.0x20.net> References: <CAOc73CCHdeNhKZA2ahUAiOPK8dTERuRYsBBMokzgjGHCWQQj-g@mail.gmail.com> <20160802053134.GT148@e-new.0x20.net>
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--b9dEYEwnDXkv9lSy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 07:31:34AM +0200, Lars Engels wrote: > On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 07:02:05AM +0800, Ben Woods wrote: > > Hi, > >=20 > > FreeBSD wireless users who are upgrading to FreeBSD 11.0 will likely ge= t a > > surprise when they try and identify which wireless adapters are availab= le > > in their computer by using ifconfig. Neither the FreeBSD 11 release not= es > > or the FreeBSD handbook currently explain this change. > >=20 > > For example, if you have an atheros wireless driver, you would > > previously be able to see it using ifconfig, even before configuring the > > wlan0 clone device. > >=20 > > % ifconfig | grep -B3 -i wireless > >=20 > >=20 > > That was changed with commit r287197: > > https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=3Drevision&revision=3D287197 > >=20 > > The new way to show which wireless adapter is available is: > > % sysctl net.wlan.devices > >=20 > > Whilst the configuration in /etc/rc.conf required to activate a wireless > > adapter has not changed, people may run into the hurdle of not even fin= ding > > which wireless adapter to configure in the first place. This can be seen > > here: > > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D203271 > >=20 >=20 > rc.conf behaviour has changed in regard of creating lagg interaces. >=20 > 10.x needs this (copied from the handbook [1]): >=20 > ifconfig_bge0=3D"up" > ifconfig_iwn0=3D"ether 00:21:70:da:ae:37" > wlans_iwn0=3D"wlan0" > ifconfig_wlan0=3D"WPA" > cloned_interfaces=3D"lagg0" > ifconfig_lagg0=3D"laggproto failover laggport bge0 laggport wlan0 DHCP" >=20 >=20 > 11.x needs this: >=20 > ifconfig_bge0=3D"up" > wlans_iwn0=3D"wlan0" > create_args_wlan0=3D"ether 00:21:70:da:ae:37" # new Small correction: create_args_wlan0=3D"wlanaddr 00:21:70:da:ae:37" --b9dEYEwnDXkv9lSy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQF8BAEBCgBmBQJXoDFdXxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQ4RjQwMDE3RTRERjUzMTI1N0FGRTUxNDlF NTRDQjM3RDNBMDg5RDZEAAoJEOVMs306CJ1tm8kIAI3mqK1S1K9gHhyJtl8j1GFw aW+pynEoaJ0utfSNjWbcaZNIyWR/rD35ZM8wdl27pdGoVds/avX7RbJRF8R7khUG 44hPdtuYD92TQJvK0MCvq9t2n3sjcIZiXr1iMPRnJNHB8mpO0kGezY73N+TP9EpT 4K3JnYC/FG/jCGtUfIrNprAmgM7ultMGhr+YCsvi6TCwp0P9APeuhIoReQRO/p7o NQYSvk6SMT75ntbVFjbX0plpPX1v2f4D+WUk5CZq3d0kKJgIXRB790Z7phIvrUHi iWUdMYa6imp3jp+/v5DSE4Qeo2S4Ibiu2fyWjCw7fPIIXjmdclg9WKtDTasOow0= =wMVK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --b9dEYEwnDXkv9lSy--
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