On 9/28/10, Tomas Bodzar <tomas.bod...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 4:19 AM, Carl Trachte <ctrac...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 9/28/10, Anders Langworthy <lagrang...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Carl Trachte <ctrac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> "ifconfig iw0 scan" detects the mifi device and identifies it: >>>> >>>> nwid "Verizon MiFi2200 BB2F Secure" chan 11 bssid <6 part id> 82db 54M >>>> privacy,short_preamble,short_slottime >>>> >>>> I try connecting using the network id shown above and the 11 digit >>>> password on the back of the mifi unit: >>>> >>>> ifconfig iwi0 up nwid "<network id>" nwkey "01234567891" >>> >>> That doesn't work because that password is not a WEP key. It's a WPA >>> key. WEP keys can't be 11 digits. >>> >>> You want something like this: >>> >>> ifconfig iwi0 nwid "Verizon MiFi2200 BB2F Secure" wpa wpapsk \ >>> `wpa-psk "Verizon MiFi2200 BB2F Secure" "01234567891"` >>> >>> Note that if your iwi device has the same quirk as mine you have to >>> run a scan after you change the nwid or you won't be able to get an IP >>> address. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Anders. >>> >> >> Anders, >> Thanks for the command and the distinction between WPA and WEP. This >> is the closest I've gotten to talking to someone who has >> gotten this to work on a non-windows system, and I appreciate your >> time. >> I ran the command and got: >> ifconfig: SIOCS80211NWID: Device not configured >> ifconfig: SIOCG80211WPAPARMS: Device not configured >> >> Not sure what these mean, but it looks like I've got a problem on my >> end. Thanks again for the command, though. > > Some info about those messages : > > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.h?rev= 1.17 > > and especially here : > > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c?rev= 1.33 > > > case SIOCS80211NWID: > if ((error = suser(curproc, 0)) != 0) > break; > if ((error = copyin(ifr->ifr_data, &nwid, sizeof(nwid))) != 0) > break; > if (nwid.i_len > IEEE80211_NWID_LEN) { > error = EINVAL; > break; > } > memset(ic->ic_des_essid, 0, IEEE80211_NWID_LEN); > ic->ic_des_esslen = nwid.i_len; > memcpy(ic->ic_des_essid, nwid.i_nwid, nwid.i_len); > error = ENETRESET; > break; > > case SIOCG80211WPAPARMS: > error = ieee80211_ioctl_getwpaparms(ic, (void *)data); > break;
Thanks. I'll have a look at the links. Carl T. > > > >> >> Carl T. >> >> > > > > -- > b If youbre good at something, never do it for free.b bThe Joker
