Thats a good script. How did you install the ndis driver/wrapper? - Cause I think some of the problem may be there.
Cheers! On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:54:38 +0100, Fabian Keil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Subhro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gabriel > > > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 2:57 > > > To: freebsd-questions > > > Subject: Re: D-Link NIC. > > > > > > Can anyone provide any insight? > > > > > > ndis0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > > ether 00:11:95:87:8b:e4 > > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect > > > status: no carrier > > > ssid "" > > > channel -1 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 > > > rtsthreshold 2312 protmode CTS > > > wepmode OFF weptxkey 1 > > > dolores# > > How do you set up the NIC? > > I use a small script to load and unload the driver: > > #!/bin/sh > > case "$1" in > > start) > echo "Activating WLAN" > kldload ndis > kldload if_ndis > > ifconfig ndis0 ssid ec60bfg3b4 wepkey 1:0x12345678911234567891123456 > wepmode on > ifconfig ndis0 inet 192.168.1.49 > > route add 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 > ;; > stop) > echo "Deactivating WLAN" > kldunload if_ndis > kldunload ndis > ;; > esac > > exit 0 > > DHCP works as well, but I don't use it. > > > > if I try to use dhcp the ip address will just go to zeroes. :\ > > > > > > Are you positive that the DHCP function of your AP works perfectly? I am > > asking thing because I have come across a couple of routers which happily > > routes packets to static IPs but messes everything up as soon as it is asked > > to handle DHCP. > > I guess the DHCP server is working, but Gabriel's kernel is lacking "device > bpf" > which is needed for dhclient. > > Otherwise the IP is set to 0.0.0.0 without error message, just as described. > > > Also I strongly feel something fishy in the WLAN interface being detected as > > ndisX instead of wiX. > > This is expected behaviour. > > Regards > Fabian > -- > http://www.fabiankeil.de > -- gabriel, Member of: FreeBSD-Announce FreeBSD-Hardware FreeBSD-Multimedia FreeBSD-questions _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
