Re: getting wi running as a bridge

Hi all.  I am trying to do something similar, except that the last 3 lines are
causing some problem.  If I just type the in on a shell, it gives me an error
messsage about unknown variables.  

One thing that isn't clear in the wi manpages is where these statements need to
go?  I assume it is in some conf file or rc.* file, but it didn't say
specifically.  

Maybe the wireless setup guide that someone mentioned they would post has these
details.  If not, I would appreciate it if someone could drop me a note with
more details on the proceedure.  I might even document it if I get enough info.

Thanks,
Chris

--- Dan Langille <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have both a wireless NIC (wi0) and an ethernet card (ed1) for my 
> laptop.  Both are up and running (the laptop via DHCP, FWIW).
> 
> My wireless network consists of two wireless cards running in ad-hoc 
> mode (one is an Orinoco gold in a workstation, the other a silver in 
> the laptop).  On the workstation, I'm trying what man wi says about 
> bridges in order to get "approximately the same functionality as an 
> access point".  Namely this:
> 
> # ifconfig wi0 inet up ssid my_ap mediaopt hostap
> # sysctl net.link.ether.bridge=1
> # sysctl net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="wi0 rl0"
> # sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
> 
> I get stuck at the first step:
> 
> # ifconfig wi0 inet up ssid my_ap mediaopt hostap
> ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured
> 
> What's up?
> 
> -- 
> Dan Langille
> I'm looking for a computer job:
> http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php
> 
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