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Old 11th June 2008
davidgurvich davidgurvich is offline
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I recommend using wpa_supplicant for wep and roaming as well as wpa. Simply create your /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file and put ifconfig_ral0="WPA DHCP" in /etc/rc.conf. Here's a basic one.
Quote:
# allow frontend to be used by all in 'wheel' group
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
ap_scan=1

# Access any available open network -- roaming
network={
key_mgmt=NONE
}
# straight from man wpa_supplicant.conf for wep
network={
ssid="example"
scan_ssid=1
key_mgmt=NONE
wep_tx_keyidx=0
wep_key0=42FEEDDEAFBABEDEAFBEEFAA55
}
If you desperately need a gui for your wireless needs, install sysutils/desktopbsd-tools. One of the tools is a kde tray applet for wired, wep, or open networks. For WPA, you must set up your network in wpa_supplicant.conf. There is a proposal for SoC to port NetworkManager to FreeBSD, but hal has issues.
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