Acer Aspire Wireless Network in FreeBSD 8

FreeBSD 8 supports Brodcom wireless network card. Get it to work within 10 minutes.

1. get kernel source
2. prepare your driver
3. configure your network card

Run sysinstall to get kernel src:
#sysinstall -> post install-> Distributions:   get kernel src for everything

#prepare your Brodcome driver
cd /usr/src/sys/modules/bwi/ && make install
cd /usr/ports/net/bwi-firmware-kmod && make install clean
#you might need to get the package of /usr/ports/net/bwi-firemware-kmod from another media

/boot/loader.conf
wlan_wep_load="YES"
wlan_ccmp_load="YES"
wlan_tkip_load="YES"
bcml5_sys_load="YES"
if_bwi_load="YES"

reboot
(#ifconfig will show bwi0)
test:
ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev bwi0
ifconfig wlan0 up scan

/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
  ssid="your_router_ssid_here"
  psk="your_password_here"
}

/etc/rc.conf
wlans_bwi0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"


at least, you can reboot or restart your networking by:
# /etc/rc.d/netif start

Do not forget to press your wireless button if your wireless is turned off!

(The acer laptop wireless button in the front )

Enjoy wireless networking in FreeBSD!