Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:07:51 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Anthony Simm <simm.anthony@googlemail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> Subject: Re: wireless networking Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410241105540.6025@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <544A7A19.4080405@gmail.com> References: <544A13D7.7000202@gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcN0Ykn5uv1arktwR6JSJayiTxk7XF8hjSJHCOFHMe%2BHog@mail.gmail.com> <544A539F.8080103@gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcOvTt%2BDygocn_-7Hxy_8tC3WxrfZ3m__siyQ=ddMw9CdQ@mail.gmail.com> <544A7A19.4080405@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2014, Anthony Simm wrote: >> Anthony, >> >> Have you tried Warren's suggestion? >> >>> I would try to check if the driver that is required for that wireless >>> is loaded or not with >>> # kldstat >>> >>> if it is, then why is it not associated? > > > Hello Antonio, > > Yes, I just tried Warren's suggestions. > I overlooked the kldstat suggestion in the first place. > > Here is what kldstat gives > > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 7 0xc0400000 1289f7c kernel > 3 1 0xc1697000 b9a0 if_wi.ko > > It seems to me that if_wi.ko should be a wireless driver. > > Warren's question as to why it is not associated really leaves me > blank-faced. I have no idea. Not my question. Your private mail identified it as ipw, an Intel 2100 card. That is more like what I'd expect, an Intel wireless card, in fact, an Intel 2100, which is the same thing my T42 has. The license has to be acknowledged for that to work. Add this to /boot/loader.conf: legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 Then the entries in /etc/rc.conf are: wlans_ipw0="wlan0" ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP" Some good news and bad news about that card: Bad news: it is 802.11b only. Good news: that's usually good enough. Bad news: it does not support WPA. Good news: with a firmware update, it can support WPA. Bad news: there are no firmware updates. Good news: updating the Windows XP driver to the last version available silently updates the firmware on the card. Bad news: that driver has to be updated on Windows. Good news: Windows XP probably came with the system.
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