Re: IBM TP R40 Intel 2100
Norberto Meijome <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile |
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On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:51:55 -0400 "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have FreeBSD 6.2 on a TP R40 with the Intel 2100 802.11b wireless minicard. I am using the ipw driver with > firmware. I can bring the ipw0 up with "ifconfig ipw0 up", "ifcontrol ipw0 list scan", and "ipwcontrol -i ipw0 - > f /boot/firmware/ipw-1.fw". I am not quite sure how to connect to an Open AP at the library. I would like to > know how to configure one of the following: Hi Cecil, > 1. Configure the Function Key (FK)to turn on and off the wireless radio. Do you mean, Fn-F5 (or similar on your laptop ?, mine is F5). First, u need to ensure the radio switch is on, if u have one (its the physical switch @ the front). After that, the Fn-F5 is only a software switch... doesn't really do anything. You can map functionality to the Fn- keys combinations by having acpi_ibm.ko loaded, setting dev.acpi_ibm.0.events=1 and using a custom devd.conf to handle the messages. There are emails on this list's archive on how to achieve that functionality. (i believe in the 2006-2007 archives) Some of them were sent by me. You probably want to have a script being called from devd. to handle all the heavy lifting. > 2. Find an easier way to bring up the interface, associate to an AP, and pull a DHCP IP address. script your normal steps, and @ the end call dhclient ipw0 > 3. How to configure the firewall for added protection. 1) choose your firewall of choice : ipfw, ipf, pf. 2) read on how to configure them. There are several good guides on how to configure each , for your needs and others. A general reference about best practices to follow when setting up firewalls can't hurt either. > 4. Is there a package or port that I can install that will automate the process. not that i know of. good luck, B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge." Thomas Brackett Reed I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"