Re: how do you switch between wireless networks?
BSD baby wrote: I just got my wireless connection working with a new PCMCIA card. But I'm still naming the wireless network in my rc.conf file. (DHCP connection) But as I go to join other wireless DHCP networks around the world, what's the best way to switch to that network without rebooting to do it from rc.conf? ifconfig ssid netmask should do that trick without rebooting. What I couldn't find in the handbook was how to do this for DHCP? If I don't know the IP or netmask, and want to let the DHCP server decide, how to I tell that to ifconfig? dhclient $ifname ? (only i am not sure whether the sid gets caught, it might do it when the ssid is not hidden, but mostly the ssid is hidden (as it should), if you know that you can first ifconfig wi0 ssid and then run dhcp or something.) Hope this helps a bit... -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder Elvandar.org/DSINet.org www.mostly-harmless.nl A Dutch community for helping newcomers on the hackerscene ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: how do you switch between wireless networks?
> >I just got my wireless connection working with a new PCMCIA card. > >But I'm still naming the wireless network in my rc.conf file. (DHCP > >connection) > >But as I go to join other wireless DHCP networks around the world, > >what's the best way to switch to that network without rebooting to do it > >from rc.conf? > > ifconfig ssid netmask > should do that trick without rebooting. What I couldn't find in the handbook was how to do this for DHCP? If I don't know the IP or netmask, and want to let the DHCP server decide, how to I tell that to ifconfig? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: how do you switch between wireless networks?
BSD baby wrote: I just got my wireless connection working with a new PCMCIA card. But I'm still naming the wireless network in my rc.conf file. (DHCP connection) But as I go to join other wireless DHCP networks around the world, what's the best way to switch to that network without rebooting to do it from rc.conf? Hey BSDbaby, ifconfig ssid netmask should do that trick without rebooting. If there's a tutorial about this kind of thing (besides /handbook/network-wireless.html) - please point me there. Dunno, i read ifconfig man page when i needed to know. Thanks! Yw -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder Elvandar.org/DSINet.org www.mostly-harmless.nl A Dutch community for helping newcomers on the hackerscene ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
how do you switch between wireless networks?
I just got my wireless connection working with a new PCMCIA card. But I'm still naming the wireless network in my rc.conf file. (DHCP connection) But as I go to join other wireless DHCP networks around the world, what's the best way to switch to that network without rebooting to do it from rc.conf? If there's a tutorial about this kind of thing (besides /handbook/network-wireless.html) - please point me there. Thanks! ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
