Subject: Re: does iwi driver not work with closed network?
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Ronald van der Pol <Ronald.vanderPol@rvdp.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/04/2005 20:39:22
On Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 01:44:07 +0200, Hubert Feyrer wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Ronald van der Pol wrote:
> >It looks like the iwi driver does not work with a "closed network".
> >I can configure my Airport basestation as "closed network", which
> >means the SSID is not announced. When doing so, is it true that the
> >iwi driver cannot attach to the wireless? I am running 3.99.5/i386
> >with a Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter.
> >
> >When I remove the tick from the "closed network" the wireless is
> >working fine.
> 
> What command do you run to setup your iwi.4 in either case?

# iwictl iwi0 -d /usr/pkg/libdata/if_iwi
# ifconfig iwi0 x.x.x.x/x up
# ifconfig nwid xxx nwkey xxx

in both cases.

This is the first time I try to use an Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2200BG
wireless card. I used to have a laptop with an Orinoco card.

	rvdp