Hi Andrew, After you reboot your system, before use wificonfig, please make sure iwi is plumbed. # ifconfig iwi0 plumb
Since if you enable the nwam, it will plumb the interface for you automatically. -- Quaker Andrew Myers wrote: >I'm actually not sure this did fix it after all. After rebooting my >computer wificonfig didn't seem to work. The only way I was finally >able to connect was to set tings back this way: > >disabled 18:11:17 svc:/network/physical:default >online 18:11:27 svc:/network/physical:nwam > >So I'm still not really sure what's happening. I'll continue >experimenting and let you know how I get along. > >Regards, >Andrew. > > >On 27/07/07, Andrew Myers <am2605 at gmail.com> wrote: > > >>That has fixed it! >> >>Thank you Quaker, and also thank you Cecilia for your help as well. >> >>Really appreciate you help! >> >>Regards, >>Andrew. >> >>On 27/07/07, Quaker Fang <Quaker.Fang at sun.com> wrote: >> >> >>>Hi Andrew, >>> >>>I guess your nwam is enabled, so your wificonfig will have no effect. >>> >>># svcs -a | grep physical >>>---> if nwam is enabled, but you want to use wificonfig, type: >>># svcadm disable physical:nwam >>># svcadm enable physical:default >>> >>>Now, you can use wificonfig, ;-) >>> >>>-- >>>Quaker >>> >>> >>>Andrew Myers wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I'm having a few issues with getting wireless to work on my Dell d810 >>>>Latitude. >>>> >>>>If I connect using wificonfig as described below I can't seem to connect to >>>>any web site. Interestingly if I type nslookup www.google.co.uk I get >>>>something back, however? >>>> >>>>I am able to connect by connecting using a "Wireless Networking" window >>>>that mysteriously popped up, however I need to type in my WEP key every tme >>>>which isn't all that convient. >>>> >>>>I'm not sure what I've been doing wrong - is there anything I can post that >>>>might help debug what is happening when I use wificonfig? >>>> >>>>Many thanks, >>>>Andrew. >>>> >>>> >>>>This message posted from opensolaris.org >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>laptop-discuss mailing list >>>>laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>
