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2 files changed, 204 insertions, 140 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc
index 5d54ddd5e8..bb49981b31 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc
@@ -577,11 +577,15 @@ The following sections discuss each step.
Connecting FreeBSD to an existing wireless network is a very common situation.
-This procedure shows the steps required:
+This Quick Start procedure shows the steps required to connect to a network using basic authentication.
+A more detailed procedure is given in the next section.
-* The first step will be to obtain the SSID (Service Set Identifier) and PSK (Pre-Shared Key) for the wireless network from the network administrator.
+The first step is to obtain the Service Set Identifier (SSID) and Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for the wireless network from the network administrator.
-* The second step will be to add default configuration paramaters and an entry for this network to [.filename]#/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf#. If the file does not exist, create it:
+The second step is to add an entry for this network to [.filename]#/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf#.
+
+If the file does not exist, create it.
+Consult man:wpa_supplicant.conf[5] for details on formatting entries in this file.
[.programlisting]
....
@@ -596,10 +600,28 @@ network={
}
....
-<.> Is the SSID of the wireless network. Replace it with the name of the wireless network.
-<.> Is the PSK of the wireless network. Replace it with the password of the wireless network.
+<.> Is the SSID of the wireless network.
+Replace it with the name of the wireless network.
+<.> Is the PSK of the wireless network.
+Replace it with the password of the wireless network.
+
+The third step is to add the network interface entry to configure the network on startup.
+Obtain the network device interface by using the sysctl `net.wlan.devices`.
+In the listing below, the output of this sysctl shows the network device interface is "iwn0".
+
+[source,shell]
+....
+# sysctl net.wlan.devices
+....
+
+The output should be similar to the following:
+
+[.programlisting]
+....
+net.wlan.devices: iwm0
+....
-* The third step will be to add the network entry to configure the network on startup:
+In the sysrc line that follows, replace "iwn0" with the output of the sysctl command if needed.
[source,shell]
....
@@ -607,7 +629,7 @@ network={
# sysrc ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"
....
-* And the last step will be the restart `netif` service executing the following command:
+* And the last step is to restart the `netif` service executing the following command:
[source,shell]
....
@@ -617,7 +639,7 @@ network={
[[basic-wireless-configuration]]
=== Basic Wireless Configuration
-The first step will be to configure the wireless network card to an interface.
+This section provides a more detailed example of configuring a wireless network card.
To find out what wireless network cards are in the system check the section
crossref:network[config-identify-network-adapter, Identify Network Adapters].
diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.po b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.po
index 71bbbb22ab..a7f30cd705 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.po
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: FreeBSD Documentation VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-06-29 21:20+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-08-17 20:54+0100\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ msgstr ""
#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:299
#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:338
#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:403
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:664
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:791
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:618
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:691
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:818
msgid "The output should be similar to the following:"
msgstr ""
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:229
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:625
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:652
msgid ""
"To make the change persist across reboots execute the following command:"
msgstr ""
@@ -614,8 +615,8 @@ msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:328
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:610
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:731
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:637
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:758
#, no-wrap
msgid "# service netif restart\n"
msgstr ""
@@ -1247,26 +1248,46 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:581
-msgid "This procedure shows the steps required:"
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:582
+msgid ""
+"This Quick Start procedure shows the steps required to connect to a network "
+"using basic authentication. A more detailed procedure is given in the next "
+"section."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:584
+msgid ""
+"The first step is to obtain the Service Set Identifier (SSID) and Pre-Shared "
+"Key (PSK) for the wireless network from the network administrator."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:583
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:586
msgid ""
-"The first step will be to obtain the SSID (Service Set Identifier) and PSK "
-"(Pre-Shared Key) for the wireless network from the network administrator."
+"The second step is to add an entry for this network to [.filename]#/etc/"
+"wpa_supplicant.conf#."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:585
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:589
msgid ""
-"The second step will be to add an entry for this network to [.filename]#/etc/"
-"wpa_supplicant.conf#. If the file does not exist, create it:"
+"If the file does not exist, create it. Consult man:wpa_supplicant.conf[5] "
+"for details on formatting entries in this file."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:592
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:596
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant\n"
+"eapol_version=1\n"
+"ap_scan=1\n"
+"fast_reauth=1\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: delimited block . 4
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:601
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"network={\n"
@@ -1276,28 +1297,49 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:595
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:605
msgid ""
-"Is the SSID of the wireless network. Replace it with the name of the "
+"Is the SSID of the wireless network. Replace it with the name of the "
"wireless network."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:596
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:607
msgid ""
-"Is the PSK of the wireless network. Replace it with the password of the "
+"Is the PSK of the wireless network. Replace it with the password of the "
"wireless network."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:598
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:611
msgid ""
-"The third step will be to add the network entry to configure the network on "
-"startup:"
+"The third step is to add the network interface entry to configure the "
+"network on startup. Obtain the network device interface by using the sysctl "
+"`net.wlan.devices`. In the listing below, the output of this sysctl shows "
+"the network device interface is \"iwn0\"."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:603
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:615
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "# sysctl net.wlan.devices\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: delimited block . 4
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:622
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "net.wlan.devices: iwm0\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:625
+msgid ""
+"In the sysrc line that follows, replace \"iwn0\" with the output of the "
+"sysctl command if needed."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: delimited block . 4
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:630
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"# sysrc wlans_iwn0=\"wlan0\"\n"
@@ -1305,41 +1347,41 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:606
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:633
msgid ""
-"And the last step will be the restart `netif` service executing the "
-"following command:"
+"And the last step is to restart the `netif` service executing the following "
+"command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:613
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:640
#, no-wrap
msgid "Basic Wireless Configuration"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:618
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:645
msgid ""
-"The first step will be to configure the wireless network card to an "
-"interface. To find out what wireless network cards are in the system check "
-"the section crossref:network[config-identify-network-adapter, Identify "
+"This section provides a more detailed example of configuring a wireless "
+"network card. To find out what wireless network cards are in the system "
+"check the section crossref:network[config-identify-network-adapter, Identify "
"Network Adapters]."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:622
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:649
#, no-wrap
msgid "# ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev iwm0\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:629
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:656
#, no-wrap
msgid "# sysrc wlans_iwm0=\"wlan0\"\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:634
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:661
msgid ""
"Since the regulatory situation is different in various parts of the world, "
"it is necessary to correctly set the domains that apply to your location to "
@@ -1347,53 +1389,53 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:637
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:664
msgid ""
"The available region definitions can be found in [.filename]#/etc/"
"regdomain.xml#. To set the data at runtime, use `ifconfig`:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:641
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:668
#, no-wrap
msgid "# ifconfig wlan0 regdomain etsi2 country AT\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:644
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:671
msgid "To persist the settings, add it to [.filename]#/etc/rc.conf#:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:648
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:675
#, no-wrap
msgid "# sysrc create_args_wlan0=\"country AT regdomain etsi2\"\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:652
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:679
#, no-wrap
msgid "Scan Wireless Networks"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:655
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:682
msgid "Available wireless networks can be scanned using man:ifconfig[8]."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:657
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:684
msgid "To list the wireless networks execute the following command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:661
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:688
#, no-wrap
msgid "# ifconfig wlan0 up list scan\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:674
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:701
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS\n"
@@ -1406,17 +1448,17 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:677
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:704
msgid "SSID/MESH ID identifies the name of the network."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:678
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:705
msgid "BSSID identifies the MAC address of the access point."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:679
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:706
msgid ""
"CAPS field identifies the type of each network and the capabilities of the "
"stations operating there (see the definition of `list scan` in "
@@ -1424,13 +1466,13 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:681
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:708
#, no-wrap
msgid "Connection and Authentication to a Wireless Network"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:686
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:713
msgid ""
"Once a wireless network has been selected from the list of scanned networks, "
"it is necessary to perform the connection and the authentication. In the "
@@ -1442,20 +1484,20 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ====
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:688
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:715
#, no-wrap
msgid "Authenticate with WPA2/WPA/Personal"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:691
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:718
msgid ""
"The authentication process in a wireless network is managed by "
"man:wpa_supplicant[8]."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:694
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:721
msgid ""
"The man:wpa_supplicant[8] configuration will be made in the [.filename]#/etc/"
"wpa_supplicant.conf# file. For more information, see "
@@ -1463,7 +1505,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:696
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:723
msgid ""
"Once the scanning of the wireless networks has been carried out, a network "
"has been chosen and have the password (PSK), that information will be added "
@@ -1472,7 +1514,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:704
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:731
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"network={\n"
@@ -1483,61 +1525,61 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:707
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:734
msgid ""
"SSID scan technique. Only need to use this option if the network is hidden."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:708
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:735
msgid "Network name."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:709
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:736
msgid "Password of the wireless network."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:711
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:738
msgid ""
"The next step will be to configure the wireless connection in the file "
"[.filename]#/etc/rc.conf#."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:713
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:740
msgid ""
"To use a static address it will be necessary to execute the following "
"command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:717
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:744
#, no-wrap
msgid "# sysrc ifconfig_wlan0=\"inet 192.168.1.20 netmask 255.255.255.0\"\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:720
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:747
msgid ""
"To use a dynamic address it will be necessary to execute the following "
"command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:724
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:751
#, no-wrap
msgid "# sysrc ifconfig_wlan0=\"WPA DHCP\"\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:727
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:754
msgid "Then restart the network executing the following command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:736
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:763
msgid ""
"More information on how to perform more advanced methods of authentication "
"can be obtained at crossref:advanced-networking[network-advanced-wireless,"
@@ -1545,50 +1587,50 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ====
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:739
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:766
#, no-wrap
msgid "Authenticate with Open Networks"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:744
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:771
msgid ""
"It is important that the user is *very* careful when connecting to open "
"networks without any kind of authentication."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:747
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:774
msgid ""
"Once the wireless network scan is done and the SSID of the wireless network "
"is selected, execute the following command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:751
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:778
#, no-wrap
msgid "# ifconfig wlan0 ssid SSID\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:754
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:781
msgid "And then execute man:dhclient[8] to get the address configured:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:758
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:785
#, no-wrap
msgid "# dhclient wlan0\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:760
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:787
#, no-wrap
msgid "Using Both Wired and Wireless Connections"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:764
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:791
msgid ""
"A wired connection provides better performance and reliability, while a "
"wireless connection provides flexibility and mobility. Laptop users "
@@ -1596,7 +1638,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:767
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:794
msgid ""
"On FreeBSD, it is possible to combine two or even more network interfaces "
"together in a \"failover\" fashion. This type of configuration uses the "
@@ -1605,7 +1647,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:769
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:796
msgid ""
"Link aggregation and failover is covered in crossref:advanced-"
"networking[network-aggregation,\"Link Aggregation and Failover\"] and an "
@@ -1615,74 +1657,74 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ==
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:771
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:798
#, no-wrap
msgid "Hostname"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:774
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:801
msgid ""
"The hostname represents the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the host "
"on the network."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:778
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:805
msgid ""
"If no hostname is set for the host, FreeBSD will call itself `Amnesiac`."
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:781
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:808
#, no-wrap
msgid "Check The Current Hostname"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:784
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:811
msgid "man:hostname[1] can be used to check the current hostname:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:788
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:815
#, no-wrap
msgid "$ hostname\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:795
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:822
#, no-wrap
msgid "freebsdhostname.example.com\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:798
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:825
#, no-wrap
msgid "Change Hostname"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:801
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:828
msgid ""
"To change the hostname of the host and persist it across reboots execute the "
"following command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:805
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:832
#, no-wrap
msgid "# sysrc hostname=\"freebsdhostname.example.com\"\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ==
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:808
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:835
#, no-wrap
msgid "DNS"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:811
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:838
msgid ""
"The DNS could be understood as a link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"
"Telephone_directory[telephone directory] in which an IP is identified to a "
@@ -1690,7 +1732,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:814
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:841
msgid ""
"There are three files that handle how a FreeBSD system interact with the "
"DNS. These three files are man:hosts[5], man:resolv.conf[5] and "
@@ -1698,7 +1740,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:816
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:843
msgid ""
"Unless otherwise stated in the [.filename]#/etc/nsswitch.conf# file, FreeBSD "
"will look at the addresses in the [.filename]#/etc/hosts# file and then the "
@@ -1706,46 +1748,46 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:820
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:847
msgid ""
"The man:nsswitch.conf[5] file specifies how the nsdispatch (name-service "
"switch dispatcher) should operate."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:822
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:849
msgid ""
"By default, the hosts section of the [.filename]#/etc/nsswitch.conf# file "
"will be as follows:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:826
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:853
#, no-wrap
msgid "hosts: files dns\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:830
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:857
msgid ""
"For example, in case of using the man:nscd[8] service. The order of "
"preference could be changed by leaving the line as follows:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:834
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:861
#, no-wrap
msgid "hosts: files cache dns\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:838
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:865
#, no-wrap
msgid "Local addresses"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:843
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:870
msgid ""
"The [.filename]#/etc/hosts# file is a simple text database who provide host "
"name to IP address mappings. Entries for local computers connected via a "
@@ -1756,7 +1798,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:845
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:872
msgid ""
"For example, in the case of having a local instance of package:www/gitlab-"
"ce[] in a local environment, it could be added as follows to the file "
@@ -1764,72 +1806,72 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:849
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:876
#, no-wrap
msgid "192.168.1.150 git.example.com git\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:852
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:879
#, no-wrap
msgid "Configuring the Nameserver"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:855
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:882
msgid ""
"How a FreeBSD system accesses the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) is "
"controlled by man:resolv.conf[5]."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:857
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:884
msgid "The most common entries to [.filename]#/etc/resolv.conf# are:"
msgstr ""
#. type: Table
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:863
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:890
#, no-wrap
msgid "`nameserver`"
msgstr ""
#. type: Table
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:865
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:892
#, no-wrap
msgid "The IP address of a name server the resolver should query. The servers are queried in the order listed with a maximum of three."
msgstr ""
#. type: Table
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:866
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:893
#, no-wrap
msgid "`search`"
msgstr ""
#. type: Table
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:868
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:895
#, no-wrap
msgid "Search list for hostname lookup. This is normally determined by the domain of the local hostname."
msgstr ""
#. type: Table
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:869
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:896
#, no-wrap
msgid "`domain`"
msgstr ""
#. type: Table
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:870
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:897
#, no-wrap
msgid "The local domain name."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:873
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:900
msgid "A typical [.filename]#/etc/resolv.conf# looks like this:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:879
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:906
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"search example.com\n"
@@ -1838,87 +1880,87 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:884
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:911
msgid "Only one of the `search` and `domain` options should be used."
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:887
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:914
msgid ""
"When using DHCP, man:dhclient[8] usually rewrites [.filename]#/etc/"
"resolv.conf# with information received from the DHCP server."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:891
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:918
msgid ""
"If the machine in which the configuration is being made is *not* a DNS "
"server, man:local-unbound[8] can be used to improve DNS lookup performance."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:893
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:920
msgid "To enable it at boot time execute the following command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:897
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:924
#, no-wrap
msgid "# sysrc local_unbound_enable=\"YES\"\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:900
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:927
msgid ""
"To start the man:local-unbound[8] service execute the following command:"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block . 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:904
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:931
#, no-wrap
msgid "# service local_unbound start\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ==
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:908
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:935
#, no-wrap
msgid "Troubleshooting"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:911
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:938
msgid ""
"When troubleshooting hardware and software configurations, check the simple "
"things first."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:913
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:940
msgid "Is the network cable plugged in?"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:914
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:941
msgid "Are the network services properly configured?"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:915
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:942
msgid "Is the firewall configured correctly?"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:916
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:943
msgid "Is the NIC supported by FreeBSD?"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:917
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:944
msgid "Is the router working correctly?"
msgstr ""
#. type: Plain text
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:921
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:948
msgid ""
"Before sending a bug report, always check the Hardware Notes in the "
"link:https://www.freebsd.org/releases/[FreeBSD release page], update the "
@@ -1927,13 +1969,13 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:924
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:951
#, no-wrap
msgid "Troubleshooting in Wired Networks"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:928
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:955
msgid ""
"If the card works, yet performance is poor, read through man:tuning[7]. "
"Also, check the network configuration as incorrect network settings can "
@@ -1941,7 +1983,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:933
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:960
msgid ""
"`No route to host` messages occur if the system is unable to route a packet "
"to the destination host. This can happen if no default route is specified "
@@ -1951,7 +1993,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:937
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:964
msgid ""
"`ping: sendto: Permission denied` error messages are often caused by a "
"misconfigured firewall. If a firewall is enabled on FreeBSD but no rules "
@@ -1961,20 +2003,20 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: Title ===
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:939
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:966
#, no-wrap
msgid "Troubleshooting in Wireless Networks"
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:942
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:969
msgid ""
"This section describes a number of steps to help troubleshoot common "
"wireless networking problems."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:944
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:971
msgid ""
"If the access point is not listed when scanning, check that the "
"configuration has not limited the wireless device to a limited set of "
@@ -1982,7 +2024,7 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:946
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:973
msgid ""
"If the device cannot associate with an access point, verify that the "
"configuration matches the settings on the access point. This includes the "
@@ -1993,14 +2035,14 @@ msgid ""
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:948
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:975
msgid ""
"Once the system can associate with the access point, diagnose the network "
"configuration using tools like man:ping[8]."
msgstr ""
#. type: delimited block = 4
-#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:949
+#: documentation/content/en/books/handbook/network/_index.adoc:976
msgid ""
"There are many lower-level debugging tools. Debugging messages can be "
"enabled in the 802.11 protocol support layer using man:wlandebug[8]."