Re: Adding Wireless support to existing network
From: Mike Gleason Jr Couturier (mikejrMAPSON_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 05/31/04
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Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 09:10:04 -0400
Thank you very very much great script and
explanations !!
Mike
"Peter Mueller" <nnn79@gmx.NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:1c5f9c.eql.ln@electro.chillomatic...
> "Mike Gleason Jr Couturier" wrote:
>
>
> > Can I assign IP 192.168.1.2 to the wireless adapter on my FreeBSD
> > gateway and tell dnsmasq to serve (DHCP/DNS) on the wi0 interface too
> > ? Then I would need to bridge for the wireless clients to be able to
> > ping/access
> > wired clients.. is that it ? I just want wireless client and wired
> > client all act
> > like if it was a wired only network...
>
> Yes, you need bridging.
>
>
> > I found tutorials on the net about creating an access point for
> > wireless clients but not with hybrid configuration...
> >
> > I'm little confused ! Is there someone patient enough to explain me
> > what I sould do / look for ?
>
> What you want is already done by me (same wifi card and same FBSD
> version) :-).
>
> I created my script with the help of the great sites:
> http://www.unixcircle.com/features/802.11b_freebsd.php
> http://stevenfettig.com/mythoughts/archives/000072.php
>
>
> You can generate your not-so-easy-to-crack ESSID with:
>
> # openssl rand 16 | hexdump -e '"%02x"'
>
>
> And your four not-so-easy-to-crack wep keys with:
>
> # openssl rand 13 | hexdump -e '"%02x"'
>
>
> If you want to try the script for testing purposes first without
> encryption, set "WLAN_WEP_ENABLED=0" in the script.
>
>
> This is my working hostap start script:
>
>
>
>
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> #
> # ----------------------------------------
> # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/host_ap.sh
> # ----------------------------------------
>
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Configurations.
> #
> #
> IFCONFIG="/sbin/ifconfig"
> WICONTROL="/usr/sbin/wicontrol"
> SYSCTL="/sbin/sysctl"
> WLAN_INTERFACE=wi0
> WLAN_MEDIA=DS/11Mbps
> WLAN_MEDIAOPT=hostap
> WLAN_MAC="00:09:5b:xx:xx:xx"
> WLAN_ESSID=8dddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeefffff004
> WLAN_WEP_KEY1=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
> WLAN_WEP_KEY2=bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
> WLAN_WEP_KEY3=cccccccccccccccccccccccccc
> WLAN_WEP_KEY4=dddddddddddddddddddddddddd
> WLAN_WEP_ENABLED=1
> WLAN_WEP_WHICH_KEY=1
> WLAN_CHANNEL=11
> WLAN_STATION_NAME="FreeBSD_WLAN"
> ZERO_IP="0.0.0.0"
>
> # --------------------
> # Set the port type.
> #
> # (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc, 6=Host AP)
> #
> # !!!!!! We need type "6"! !!!!!!
> #
> WLAN_STATION_TYPE=6
>
> # --------------------
> # Set the LAN interface.
> #
> LAN_INTERFACE=rl0
>
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # The script.
> #
> case "$1" in
>
> start)
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Configure the WLAN access point mode.
> #
> # GENERATING ESSID:
> #
> # # openssl rand 16 | hexdump -e '"%02x"'
> #
> # EXAMPLE:
> #
> # Configure the access point mode and call it my_wifi as
> # the network name (ssid):
> #
> # ifconfig wi0 inet up 0.0.0.0 ssid my_wifi media DS/11Mbps \
> # mediaopt hostap
> #
> # !!! The following "$IFCONFIG $WLAN_..." should be ONE LINE !!!
> #
> $IFCONFIG $WLAN_INTERFACE inet up $ZERO_IP ssid $WLAN_ESSID media \
> $WLAN_MEDIA mediaopt $WLAN_MEDIAOPT
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Setting the MAC.
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -m $WLAN_MAC
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Define four 128-bit WEP keys.
> #
> # GERNERATING WEP-KEYS:
> #
> # # openssl rand 13 | hexdump -e '"%02x"'
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -k 0x$WLAN_WEP_KEY1 -v 1
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -k 0x$WLAN_WEP_KEY2 -v 2
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -k 0x$WLAN_WEP_KEY3 -v 3
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -k 0x$WLAN_WEP_KEY4 -v 4
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Turn on WLAN Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -e $WLAN_WEP_ENABLED
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Specify WEP key to be used to encrypt transmitted packets:
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -T $WLAN_WEP_WHICH_KEY
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Choose the used WLAN Channel.
> #
> # (Non-overlapping channels are: 1,6,11)
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -f $WLAN_CHANNEL
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Define WLAN station name.
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -s $WLAN_STATION_NAME
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Using Infrastructur mode (BSS mode).
> #
> #
> $WICONTROL $WLAN_INTERFACE -p $WLAN_STATION_TYPE
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Bridge WLAN to ethernet world.
> #
> #
> $SYSCTL net.link.ether.bridge=1
> $SYSCTL net.link.ether.bridge_cfg="$WLAN_INTERFACE $LAN_INTERFACE"
> $SYSCTL net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw=1
> echo ' WLAN: Started. '
> ;;
>
> stop)
>
> # ----------------------------------------
> # Disable the WLAN access point mode.
> #
> $SYSCTL net.link.ether.bridge=0
> $SYSCTL net.link.ether.bridge_cfg=""
> $SYSCTL net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw=0
> $IFCONFIG $WLAN_INTERFACE down
> echo ' WLAN: Stopped. '
> ;;
>
> restart)
>
> $0 stop
> $0 start
> ;;
>
> *)
>
> echo ""
> echo "Usage: `basename $0` { start | stop | restart}"
> echo ""
> exit 64
> ;;
>
> esac
> # ----------------------------------------
>
>
>
> AFTERWARDS:
>
> # chmod 0700 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/host_ap.sh
>
>
> START:
>
> # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/host_ap.sh start
>
>
> CHECK:
>
> # wicontrol
>
>
>
> Okay, HTH.
>
>
> >
> > Thank a lot !
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
> --
> greets
>
> Peter
> nnn79 __at__ gmx.net
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