Can you scan at home?
Assume the bcmndis scanning gets your AP at home, and make sure the
authentication mode of the AP is 'open'(shared-key is not supported in
the current stage), then the easy way for you to connect to the AP is as
follows:
#wificonfig createprofile /profilename/ essid=**** encryption=***
wepkeyindex=*** wepkey=***
(this profilename depicts your AP's configuration)
#ifconfig bcmndis0 plumb
#wificonfig -i bcmndis0 connect /profilename/
#ifconfig bcmndis0 dhcp
Since you have already get the wireless router running DHCP, so after
the 'ifconfig dhcp' command returns, the default route is added
automatically.
no other commands are needed any more.
If your AP has no routing feature, that is, it is a purely layer 2
device, you should run pppoe. In that case, an extra ppp interface will
be created and
a IP address provided by the ISP will be achieved. you even need not run
'ifconfig dhcp' command.
Brian
Zia-ul-Hassan ???:
>Hi All,
>I was able to compile the ndis and ndisapi on my laptop.Now ndis is working
>fine ans it can now scan the WLAN.How to get it configured?I tried it using
>wificonfig , but no luck.I have got DSL wireless router running DHCP,I am
>wondering how to get the IP address netmask,broadcast and default router
>settings for bcmndis0 (wireless interface).
>
>I tried to use ifconfig command as follows
>
>ifconfig bcmndis0 plumb
> (fine I can see the wifi LED blinking)
>ifconfig bcmndis0 inet 10.0.0.3 netmask + brotadcast + up
>
>route add default 10.0.0.138 1 (which is the IP address of my DSL router).
>
>Somehow laptop is not connecting to wireless at home , then I bring my laptop
>to office just to verifyif it works or doesn't work
>
>#wificonfig -i bcmndis0 showstatus
>
>
>root at laptop 5.10 # wificonfig -i bcmndis0 showstatus
> linkstatus: connected
> active profile: [officewifi]
> essid: ABCD
> encryption: none
> signal strength: medium(10)
>
>root at laptop 5.10 # wificonfig -i bcmndis0 scan
>essid bssid type encryption signallevel
>ABCD-WPA 00:0b:85:13:0a:5e access point WEP 12
>ABCD 00:0b:85:1f:b3:0f access point none 10
>ABCD-WPA 00:0b:85:1f:b3:0d access point WEP 10
>ABCD-WPA 00:0b:85:13:00:ed access point WEP 9
>ABCD 00:0b:85:13:00:ef access point none 9
>ABCD 00:0b:85:13:0a:5f access point none 12
>
>My question is why I am encountering problem with my laptop can't connect at
>home.
>
>Please advise,
>
>ZIA
>
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