On Wed, March 7, 2007 17:57, Patrick Bowen wrote: > Doug Poland wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have just acquired a Linksys "Instant Wireless Network PC Card" >> 802.11b wireless NIC. When plugged into a 6.2 i386 laptop, dmesg >> reports: >> >> wi0: <The Linksys Group, Inc. Instant Wireless Network PC Card> at >> port 0x100-0x13f irq 11 function 0 config 1 on pccard1 >> wi0: using RF:PRISM3(PCMCIA) >> wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.2) >> wi0: Ethernet address: 00:06:25:18:6e:1d >> >> When I attempted to connect to my WPA-PSK WAP, wpa_supplicant(8) >> just hangs. When I turned off encryption on the WAP, and enter: >> >> # dhclient wi0 >> >> Then the NIC connects just fine. So the question is, is the NIC or >> the wi(4) driver incapable of WPA encryption? >> > > Try adding; > > ifconfig_wi0="DHCP" > > to /etc/rc.conf. > > That way it will run dhclient automatically whenever you plug the card > in. > I don't have a problem running dhclient, I have a problem with WPA. Initially, my rc.conf said:
ifconfig_wi0="WPA DHCP" and I had the correct entry in my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. I could not connect to my WAP until I turned off WPA, as I stated in my OP. -- Regards, Doug _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
