> > Hi all, > > I have just upgrade my FreeBSD server from 7 to 8. Everything seems to be > working OK, except the Atheros-based wireless network card, which I had > configured as an access point and which worked fine under 7 for several > years. > > The command: > > # ifconfig ath0 up > > works fine, but anything else returns an error message. For example: > > # ifconfig ath0 192.168.3.1 > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Invalid argument > > or this, copied & pasted directly from the FreeBSD Handbook: > > # ifconfig ath0 ssid freebsdap mode 11g mediaopt hostap inet 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > ifconfig: SIOCS80211: Invalid argument > > Any ideas on what is going on here? > > ----- > Colin Brace > Amsterdam > http://lim.nl > --
If it's a wireless you need to set wlan0 as described in the handbook. This is new from version 8. /Leslie _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"