Network configuration problem

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mortecai4

I've been trying to get my network set up, and after doing some googling, I found that I had to use ndisgen() to convert the Windows .inf and .sys files into usable FreeBSD drivers. I went through the entire process, but when I do kldload on ndis, if_ndis, anddrive_sys.ko it gives me a Can't load ndis: File exists error. When I use dmesg and ifconfig, the nothing about 'NDIS' is listed there.
 
Please tell us about:
  • FreeBSD (8, 9, or 10)
  • Laptop, Desktop, or ARM hardware
  • Wired or wirless connection
  • Steps you might have taken to try and setup the connection
 
The error just indicates that the modules are already present. If the driver works, the interface should appear in the ifconfig output.

However, the NDIS driver compatibility modules have probably not received a lot of work lately, and a native driver is preferred. Back up a step and identify the wireless chipset you have. Is it listed in the output of pciconf -lv?
 
I don't know if you have done so or not, but did you add (e.g., DRIVER_SYS.ko) to /boot/modules and (e.g., DRIVER_SYS_load="YES") to /boot/loader.conf that's to load the module at boot time. Next, if you are using DHCP, then your /etc/rc.conf should have (e.g., ifconfig_ndis0="DHCP").
Desktop motherboards usually have either an intel NIC (if it is intel based) or realtek (if it is AMD), so from your favorite terminal run the following:
# bsdinstall netconfig
 
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