fail with wireless network configuration with "SIOCS80211: Invalid argument"

[Paul B. Mahol]

On 10/30/08, Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu at realss.com> wrote:
> Zhang Weiwu wrote:
>> Hello. I am trying to get an AboveCable (model: ACPC 2000-01) wireless
>> card connected to my home network with 40-bit Hex WEP Encryption on
>> FreeBSD 6.1.
>>
>> # ifconfig wi0 inet 192.168.1.90 ssid ZWW wepmode on wepkey 0xea82552825
>> ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument
>>

Why is "deftxkey 1" missing ?

from ifconfig(8)

             Note that you must set a default transmit key with deftxkey for
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
             the system to know which key to use in encrypting outbound traf-
             fic

>> Did I made anything wrong or miss something in the kernel? I have the
>> related lines in kernel:
>>
>>     driver wi
>>     driver wlan
>>
>>
> It turns out this error message is a direct result of lack of wlan_wep
> neither loaded as module nor compiled in kernel.
>
> However I still could not make the card work (even though it works in
> Ubuntu Linux) after having wlan_wep compiled in, but at least I
> eliminated the
>
> SIOCS80211: Invalid argument
>
> error message, which may be helpful for someone who finds this thread by
> using this error message as search key to google.
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