On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:31:44 -0500 (EST), yancm@sdf.lonestar.org wrote:

> I'm trying to set up a laptop with only a Zyxel B-100 pcmcia nic
> using the NetBSD 3.0.1 install CD. Based on all I read this
> is a prismII chip card and is supported by wi(4) driver.
> 
> The sysinstall kernel seems to recognize the interface, but there is
> no way to specify parameters there like ssid and wep keys so I cannot
> connect. When it boots into GENERIC, it appears not to recognize/activate
> the card, but I probabaly just don't know how to configure it.
> 
I haven't tried this, so take it with a grain of salt...  From sysinst,
there's a shell escape option in the menu.  Use that, and do

	ifconfig wi0 nwid xxx nwkey yyy

Exit that shell; it should (as I recall) take you back to that menu.
Then select your installation options. 


		--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb