Re: wireless question

You can specify adhoc using ifconfig:

$ ifconfig wi0 mediaopt adhoc


Phil.

[email protected] wrote:
> "wicontrol -p 3" on both machines will change from BSS to ad-hoc mode
> (which is how I am running my gateway with dlink pci internal wireless
> card and laptop with dlink pcmcia card).  As far as I know, there is no
> way to specify using ifconfig adhoc of bss mode, so on laptop find your
> card in /etc/defaults/pccard.conf and add "insert wicontrol -p 3" so you
> don't have to keep running the command by hand everytime you boot
> laptop.  I cant remember off hand where I stuck the wicontrol command
> for the gateway box, and I also only have 2 machines, I have no idea
> what would happen if you introduced a third wireless card or more, I
> have not played around with the boxes for a while, I got them up and
> running and have been busy since.
> 
> Also, I am not using any encryption at the moment, so I have no clue if
> that will throw a spanner in the works or not, may want to disable that
> till you get a link up and running and passing traffic first.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emanuel Haupt
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:36 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: wireless question
> 
> 
> hi mailing list,
> 
> i have two U.S. Robotics (USR022410) wireless lan cards (PCMCIA Type 2).
> one fo these cards comes with a PCMCIA to PCI adapter card.
> 
> so i tryed to build an access point with a box running freebsd 4.6. 
> after cvsuping to 4.6-STABLE and the necessary kernel options the card 
> and the adapter was recognized perfectly (see below --server start--).
> 
> the client (a dell laptop running fbsd 5.0-DP1) also recognized the card
> 
> perfectly.
> 
> i took the following resource as configuration guide: [configuring a
> freebsd accesspoint...]
> http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm
> 
> but after all the both machines tell me still: 
>         status: no carrier
> 
> what did i do wrong? any idea?
> 
> thanks in advance
> emanuel
> 
> --server start--
> wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         inet6 fe80::290:d1ff:fe07:b200%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 
>         inet 10.0.0.77 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255
>         ether 00:90:d1:07:b2:00
>         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect
>         status: no carrier
>         ssid frfa 1:frfa
>         stationname alaska
>         channel 7 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
>         wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
>         wepkey 1:64-bit
> --server end--
> 
> --laptop (client) start--
> wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         inet 10.0.0.78 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.0.255
>         inet6 fe80::290:d1ff:fe07:b064%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4 
>         ether 00:90:d1:07:b0:64 
>         media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/2Mbps)
>         status: no carrier
>         ssid frfa 1:frfa
>         stationname alaska
>         channel 10 authmode NONE powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100
>         wepmode MIXED weptxkey 1
>         wepkey 1:64-bit
> --laptop end--
> 
> --wicontrol output server--
> NIC serial number:                      [ 99SA01000000 ]
> Station name:                           [ alaska ]
> SSID for IBSS creation:                 [ frfa ]
> Current netname (SSID):                 [ frfa ]
> Desired netname (SSID):                 [ frfa ]
> Current BSSID:                          [ 44:44:44:44:44:44 ]
> Channel list:                           [ 8191 ]
> IBSS channel:                           [ 7 ]
> Current channel:                        [ 12 ]
> Comms quality/signal/noise:             [ 0 27 27 ]
> Promiscuous mode:                       [ Off ]
> Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc):            [ 1 ]
> MAC address:                            [ 00:90:d1:07:b2:00 ]
> TX rate (selection):                    [ 3 ]
> TX rate (actual speed):                 [ 5 ]
> RTS/CTS handshake threshold:            [ 2347 ]
> Create IBSS:                            [ On ]
> Access point density:                   [ 1 ]
> Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off):               [ 0 ]
> Max sleep time:                         [ 100 ]
> WEP encryption:                         [ On ]
> TX encryption key:                      [ 1 ]
> Encryption keys:                        [  ][  ][  ][  ]
> --wicontrol output server end--
> 
> --wicontrol output client--
> NIC serial number:                      [ 99SA01000000 ]
> Station name:                           [ alaska ]
> SSID for IBSS creation:                 [ frfa ]
> Current netname (SSID):                 [ frfa ]
> Desired netname (SSID):                 [ frfa ]
> Current BSSID:                          [ 44:44:44:44:44:44 ]
> Channel list:                           [ 8191 ]
> IBSS channel:                           [ 7 ]
> Current channel:                        [ 11 ]
> Comms quality/signal/noise:             [ 0 27 27 ]
> Promiscuous mode:                       [ Off ]
> Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc):            [ 1 ]
> MAC address:                            [ 00:90:d1:07:b0:64 ]
> TX rate (selection):                    [ 3 ]
> TX rate (actual speed):                 [ 2 ]
> RTS/CTS handshake threshold:            [ 2347 ]
> Create IBSS:                            [ On ]
> Access point density:                   [ 1 ]
> Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off):               [ 0 ]
> Max sleep time:                         [ 100 ]
> WEP encryption:                         [ On ]
> TX encryption key:                      [ 1 ]
> Encryption keys:                        [ 12345 ][  ][  ][  ]
> --wicontrol output client end--
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