Connecting to wireless

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zjames

I have just installed FreeBSD 8.1, and am currently unable to connect to wireless. I have an intel wireless card.

my /boot/loader.conf file looks like this
Code: 
wlan_wep_load="YES
wlan_tkip_load="YES"
wlan_ccmp_load="YES"
if_intel_load="YES"

my /etc/rc.conf contains the following:
Code: 
wlans_intel0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0"=DHCP"

my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf looks like this:
Code: 
network={
ssid="linksys"
key mgmt=NONE
wep_key1=**********
wep_tx_keyidx=1
}
when i try the command
[cmd=]ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev intel[/cmd]
I get the following error message:
Code: 
SIOCIFCREATE2 not configured

Can anyone help me?
 
intel do more than one wireless card so there are many different intel drivers

ipw
iwi
iwn
wpi

I cannot recall which one matches which lol.

So try replacing "intel" with each of the above...

Perhaps someone more used to intel cards can be more help.
 
I tried all of those drivers that you suggested, and none of them seems to have worked. This is the output I got from the command
Code: 
 #pciconf -lv | grep -B3 network
Code: 
 re@pci0:4:0:0: class=8x820000 card=8xff001179 chip=0x013610ec rev=0x01 hdr=0x00

   vendor   = 'Realtek Semiconductor
   device   = 'Realtek 10/100/1000 PCI-E NIC Family all in one NDIS Driver v5.720.0604.2009 06/04/2009 (Rt 10023)
   class    = network
--
wpi0@pci0:5:0:0      class=0x020000 card=0x1041006 chip=0x42228086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
   vendor   ='Intel Corporation'
   device   ='Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN controller (10208086)'
   class    = network
 
His posts were auto-moderated, I don't know why...

Your card is already recognized as wpi0, so you don't have to load any further kernel module.
Try this:
Code: 
# echo 'legal.wpi.license_ack=1' >> /boot/loader.conf
# echo 'wlans_wpi0="wlan0"' >> /etc/rc.conf
# echo 'ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"' >> /etc/rc.conf
# reboot

Then you _should_ have a working wireless connection.

BTW: Please don't use WEP "encryption". With net-mgmt/aircrack-ng it's cracked in about one minute...
 
I have done the suggested commands, and now
# ifconfig
has a section in the output for wpi.
I then used the command
# ifconfig wpi0 up scan
and the output was:
Code: 
 unable to get scan results
 
try replacing
Code: 
network={
ssid="linksys"
key mgmt=NONE
wep_key1=**********
wep_tx_keyidx=1
}
with
Code: 
network={
ssid="linksys"
key mgmt=NONE
wep_key0=**********
wep_tx_keyidx=0
}
it worked for me
 
I have followed several suggestions, from this thread and others, and have now managed to run
# ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev wpi0
without any error messages. I then performed a scan and found my wireless, then used
# /etc/rc.d/netif start
There is now a section in the output for wlan0, but the status says:
Code: 
 Status: no carrier
I used the ping command after this, which revealed that I wasn't connected to the internet.
Does anyone know what to do now?
 
Does # ifconfig wlan0 up scan show something?
If that hangs, end it with Ctrl+C and run % ifconfig wlan0 list scan
 
Are you sure that wpa_supplicant is starting properly? Try to get the connection manually with wpa_supplicant and dhclient. If that works then you should be fine.
 
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