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

Zhang Weiwu zhangweiwu at realss.com
Thu Oct 30 20:52:22 PDT 2008


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.


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