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

[Glyn Millington]

Zhang Weiwu <zhangweiwu at realss.com> writes:

> Paul B. Mahol wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>   
> That quoted line of text is not appearing in my version (6.4) FreeBSD's
> manual.
>
> I tried to add "deftxkey 1", same result. a.k.a. the interface is
> configured, but DHCP couldn't obtain IP address, manually assigned IP
> address couldn't communicate with other hosts.

What do you have in /etc/rc.conf and in /boot/loader.conf?

atb


Glyn