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Date:      Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:23:24 +0100
From:      "stephane antoine" <stephane.antoine@kcl.ac.uk>
To:        "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Wlan 802.11 support for FreeBSD 4.2 
Message-ID:  <010701c117ab$a638c7b0$400b4989@eee.kcl.ac.uk>
References:  <200107282104.f6SL4Tb01020@ptavv.es.net>

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Hi Kevin,

Thanks it works!!!
pccard_enable="YES"
pccard_flags="-z"

I have now a wi0 interface that shows up
in the rc.conf of my FreeBSD 4.2 laptop,

Where can I learn all these tips to configure
the devices.....

Best Regards

Stephane


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
To: "stephane antoine" <stephane.antoine@kcl.ac.uk>
Cc: <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: Wlan 802.11 support for FreeBSD 4.2 


> > From: "stephane antoine" <stephane.antoine@kcl.ac.uk>
> > Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:47:02 +0100
> > Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> > 
> > Dear all,
> > 
> > Does anybody know if there 
> > is a support for wlan 802.11 for
> > FreeBSD 4.2 ?
> > 
> > I have a 802.11 card plugged in my laptop
> > and I am running FreeBSD 4.2.
> > I only have the following interfaces when I type 
> > ifconfig -a
> > fxp0(eth), lp0, faith0, gif0, gif1, gif2, gif3, lo0, ppp0, sl0,
> > and no wireless interface as I am expecting.
> > Does anyone know if there is currently 
> > a driver available for Wlan 802.11 
> > for freeBSD 4.2?
> 
> The WaveLAN 802.11 cards have been supported for some time. I am
> sending this message from my laptop via a Lucent Gold 802.11b card.
> 
> Your message contains no information to help you find the problem.
> 
> What messages do you get when you plug in the card? It should be
> probed and the wi0 device created.
> 
> Do other PCMCIA cards work? If not, you need to make sure the pcic0
> device may not be properly configured. Send dmesg contents. Make sure
> rc.conf contains pccard_enable="YES" and pccardd_flags="-z".
> 
> If you get messages when you insert the card, please send them.
> 
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
> Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
> Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
> E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634


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