You may need to add your DNS server to /etc/resolv.conf manually. - Quaker
brian.xu ???: > 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 >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> laptop-discuss mailing list >> laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org
