> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > slack _usr > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: stupid wifi question > > Hi everyone, > > First of all, I'm sorry for such stupid question. I know, that I need > few details, but I can't figure out what are they. I'm plaing with > Intel(r) PRO/Wireless2200BG wifi card and it's configuration. I have > found different descriptions for the /etc/dhclient.conf file. I have > read "iwi" manual. There are different options (or maybe only > different same option names). I'm newbie in a wifi networks. But in > the other system, machine with windows and netstumbller I found these > wifi networks settings: > > SSID: sessionid > Network Authentification: Open > Data Encryption: Wep > Network key: 1011121311 (0x1011121311) > > There sessionid is changed only for anonimity purposes. > > So. In OpenBSD 3.7 stable iwi0 is working, but I can't associate to > the access point. > I need to use dhcp (em0 is working perfect). Now I'm trying to use > such /etc/dhclient.conf configuration: > > initial-interval 1; > send host-name "thinkpad"; > request subnet-mask, broadcast-address, routers, domain-name, > domain-name-servers, host-name; > interface "iwi0" { > media "ssid sessionid wepkey 0x1011121311"; > } > > And when I try to use: > #dhclient iwi0 > I get following errors: > Trying medium "ssid sessionid wepkey 0x1011121311" 1 > DHCPDISCOVER on iwi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2 > send_packet: Network is down > > I get this in a cycle with different intervals (" 255.255.255.255 port > 67 interval 2", " 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3", " > 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7"). > > What are the differences between "wepkey" and "nwkey" mentioned in iwi > driver developer page > (http://damien.bergamini.free.fr/ipw/ipw-openbsd.html). > And in the same page there are good description, but only for static > configurations. So if I 've understood everything correctly, I need to > use /etc/dhclient.conf file for configuration. But I stuck there. > Please, give me any advice or a link. > > Thanks for your patient, and sorry for me english. > > Regards, > > -- > Slack is GOOD. OBSD better.
I think you should be putting your settings in /etc/hostname.iwi0 See "man iwi" for examples.
