wireless not working in freebsd 7

moman61 · 01-23-2010, 02:22 PM

I have a belkin wireless card on my dell d600 laptop and it has been detected by freebsd 7. I would like to know how do I assign the wep key to it? On my router I have the mac addresses for wireless configured, so all I have to do is join the network and put in the wepkey.

when I do an ifconfig -a it shows no carrier.

camorri · 01-23-2010, 02:42 PM

Keys are configured with iwconfig command. See here -->http://linux.die.net/man/8/iwconfig

vigol · 01-23-2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

Keys are configured with iwconfig command. See here -->http://linux.die.net/man/8/iwconfig

He talks about FreeBSD, not Linux. There's no iwconfig in the FreeBSD.

First of all you must ensure that wlan_wep_load="YES" exist in loader.conf or compiled in kernel.
Then : Quoted From http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...-wireless.html, in short:

WEP can be set up with ifconfig:

Code:

# ifconfig ath0 ssid my_net wepmode on weptxkey 3 wepkey 3:0x3456789012 \
        inet 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0

* The weptxkey means which WEP key will be used in the transmission. Here we used the third key. This must match the setting in the access point. If you do not have any idea of what is the key used by the access point, you should try to use 1 (i.e., the first key) for this value.
* The wepkey means setting the selected WEP key. It should in the format index:key, if the index is not given, key 1 is set. That is to say we need to set the index if we use keys other than the first key

You must replace the 0x3456789012 with the key configured for use
on the access point.

OR

adding the following lines to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

Code:

network={
  ssid="my_net"
  key_mgmt=NONE
  wep_key3=3456789012
  wep_tx_keyidx=3
}

>> wep_key3 && wep_tx_keyidx are explained above.

Code:

# wpa_supplicant -i ath0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

Useful links:

WEP section in Manual:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...K-WIRELESS-WEP
ifconfig (configure network interface parameters
)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q...nfig&sektion=8
ATH (Atheros IEEE 802.11 wireless network driver)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4
ping(send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8
ath_hal (Atheros Hardware Access Layer)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q..._hal&sektion=4
WLAN (generic 802.11 link-layer support)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wlan&sektion=4
WLAN_WEP (WEP crypto support for 802.11 devices)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q..._wep&sektion=4

moman61 · 01-26-2010, 09:42 PM

How would I know if it has been compiled by the kernel?

Quote:

Originally Posted by vigol

He talks about FreeBSD, not Linux. There's no iwconfig in the FreeBSD.

First of all you must ensure that wlan_wep_load="YES" exist in loader.conf or compiled in kernel.
Then : Quoted From http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...-wireless.html, in short:

WEP can be set up with ifconfig:

Code:

# ifconfig ath0 ssid my_net wepmode on weptxkey 3 wepkey 3:0x3456789012 \
        inet 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0

* The weptxkey means which WEP key will be used in the transmission. Here we used the third key. This must match the setting in the access point. If you do not have any idea of what is the key used by the access point, you should try to use 1 (i.e., the first key) for this value.
* The wepkey means setting the selected WEP key. It should in the format index:key, if the index is not given, key 1 is set. That is to say we need to set the index if we use keys other than the first key

You must replace the 0x3456789012 with the key configured for use
on the access point.

OR

adding the following lines to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

Code:

network={
  ssid="my_net"
  key_mgmt=NONE
  wep_key3=3456789012
  wep_tx_keyidx=3
}

>> wep_key3 && wep_tx_keyidx are explained above.

Code:

# wpa_supplicant -i ath0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

Useful links:

WEP section in Manual:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...K-WIRELESS-WEP
ifconfig (configure network interface parameters
)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q...nfig&sektion=8
ATH (Atheros IEEE 802.11 wireless network driver)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4
ping(send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8
ath_hal (Atheros Hardware Access Layer)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q..._hal&sektion=4
WLAN (generic 802.11 link-layer support)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wlan&sektion=4
WLAN_WEP (WEP crypto support for 802.11 devices)
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q..._wep&sektion=4

vigol · 01-27-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moman61

How would I know if it has been compiled by the kernel?

Check if module is loaded or compiled into the kernel

Code:

# kldstat -v | grep wep

moman61 · 01-28-2010, 01:37 PM

I got 379 wlan_grep

Quote:

Originally Posted by vigol

Check if module is loaded or compiled into the kernel

Code:

# kldstat -v | grep wep

vigol · 01-28-2010, 07:13 PM

, and then?

roystonlodge · 02-26-2010, 11:40 AM

I had a DEVIL of a time getting the built-in wireless to work with my Dell d600. I tried different distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Fedora, etc...), but none gave me any love.

On each distro, I installed bcm43xx-fwcutter and used ndiswrapper to install the WLAN 1450 driver from Dell's website. No luck.

This has gone on for weeks (ok, maybe months).

Then just yesterday, while looking around using gnome-device-manager, I noticed that a "WLAN button" was listed. I looked at the laptop, and could not find an on/off button for the wireless.

Then, I noticed a little blue symbol on the F2 key that looked like an antenna. So I hit FN-F2, and bingo! The wireless kicked in.

All that time fighting with software, and the problem ended up being that I just had to press the proverbial power button. Man, did I feel like a noob!

Now, I can't say that this is the same problem you're having. However, I've been in quite a few message boards where people cannot figure out why they can't get the wireless to work on the d600, even though they're CERTAIN they've installed all the software correctly.

So why not give it a try?

moman61 · 03-13-2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roystonlodge

I had a DEVIL of a time getting the built-in wireless to work with my Dell d600. I tried different distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Fedora, etc...), but none gave me any love.

On each distro, I installed bcm43xx-fwcutter and used ndiswrapper to install the WLAN 1450 driver from Dell's website. No luck.

This has gone on for weeks (ok, maybe months).

Then just yesterday, while looking around using gnome-device-manager, I noticed that a "WLAN button" was listed. I looked at the laptop, and could not find an on/off button for the wireless.

Then, I noticed a little blue symbol on the F2 key that looked like an antenna. So I hit FN-F2, and bingo! The wireless kicked in.

All that time fighting with software, and the problem ended up being that I just had to press the proverbial power button. Man, did I feel like a noob!

Now, I can't say that this is the same problem you're having. However, I've been in quite a few message boards where people cannot figure out why they can't get the wireless to work on the d600, even though they're CERTAIN they've installed all the software correctly.

So why not give it a try?

I finally got the wireless to be found but am now getting message: ipw0 needs multicast update callback. anyone have a fix for that? I have read the man pages and may be missing something?