On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 01:48:13PM +1000, Ian Smith wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, [email protected] wrote:
> > MACHINE: THINKPAD T61P
> > MACHINE TYPE: 6459-CTO
> > NETWORK ADAPTER: 11a/b/g Wireless Lan Mini PCI Express (windows)
> > -
> > FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE i386 <== fresh install
> > -
> > ==> pciconf -l -v |grep -i atheros
> > vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
> > device = 'AR5212 Atheros AR5212 802.11abg wireless'
> >
>
> Looks rather like an Atheros AR5212 :)
>
> > ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
> > ether 00:1f:3a:4d:45:d1
> > inet 192.168.1.111 netmask 0xe1ffff00 broadcast 222.168.1.255
>
> For starters, this netmask (and thus, broadcast address) is rubbish.
>
> What's your ifconfig setup for this interface in /etc/rc.conf?
Nothing for 'ath0' in /etc/rc.conf. I configured from the CLI:
ifconfig ath0 inet 192.168.1.111 netmask
255.255.255.0
I was doing so while my em0 was connected to
the same LAN with an ip of: 192.168.1.6 netmask
255.255.255.0 <== this is not the way I planned
on using the devices. I only want to use the
'ath0' unless the situation calls for cable.
I'm also not sure what to read about setting up
'WPA' and/or 'WEP' or, if the device/driver
will auto-detect.
I've even went as far as to disconnect the
'em0' with no positive results from the 'ath0'.
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