Re: MA401 worked w/5.3 - No go under CURRENT

From: Chris <racerx_at_makeworld.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:44:50 -0600
Chris wrote:
> John Birrell wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 06:16:58PM -0600, Chris wrote:
>>
>>>     I'm just starting to follow the CURRENT branch and popped that 
>>>     latest snapshot on my laptop. Under 5.3 my NetGear MA401 worked 
>>> with just adding something like this to /etc/rc.conf:
>>>
>>> ifconfig_wi0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid XXX 
>>> wepmode on wepkey 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>>>
>>>     And everything came up just dandy. Has something changed?
>>
>>
>>
>> I hadn't tried to use my wireless stuff for months until a few days 
>> ago. I have
>> the hostap running on current and I was trying to connect with wepmode 
>> on from
>> a RELENG_5 laptop without success. I read the recent messages 
>> suggesting the
>> explicit setting of the wepkey and default key, but that didn't solve 
>> the problem.
>>
>> I'll be away from the current box for 5 weeks and unable to debug 
>> anything, so I
>> know this message is virtally useless. I just wanted to say "me too".
>>
> 
> Ok folks, I added the suggested stuff in /etc/rc.conf:
> 
> ifconfig_wi0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0 ssid XXX
> wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey 1:0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
> 
> And /boot/loader.conf:
> wlan_wep="YES"
> 
> Still a no-go. Light on the wireless nic just blinks.
> I'm pretty much at a loss - anyone?
> 

Ahh - thank you Alexandre Kovalenko for pointing out the kernel mod.
I didn't think of that. I was off trying to add the wep via loader.conf

Perhaps that ought to be an option? I dunno - but at least now I'm 
working. And thank you also Sam, Paul and John,

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

Machines that have broken down will work perfectly
when the repairman arrives.
Received on Sun Feb 20 2005 - 21:43:47 UTC

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