[PLUG] WiFi set up pointers neede

Derek Loree drl at drloree.com
Wed Apr 14 09:55:03 UTC 2004


On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 08:48, pnelson wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Rich Shepard wrote:
> > 
> > >   The tools seem to be there. But, I don't know how to configure
> > > wlan. What's a MIB, WEP and the other acronyms? How do I answer
> > > config file questions when I've no idea what it is I should want?
> > 
> > Try the iwconfig(8) man page.
> 
> I have my Netgear WG511T card working with the atheros driver connecting
> to the Netgear 802.11g AP. As long as I leave WEP off it connects and
> gets an IP address. I've tried adding the WEP key via the wirless
> configuration gui tool (supplied with Fedora Core 2) and then it won't
> get an IP. Using the same key in XP does work so I know the AP is
> working and the key is ok.

Does iwconfig show the key, or is it showing the WEP as off?
> 
> It's this last step that has me pulling my hair out. Pointers? We have
> 26 IBM ThinkPads that are about to become a new wireless Linux mobile
> lab as soon as I get this figured out.

There is usually two things that can go wrong, the wireless network name
and the key, both should show up when iwconfig is run.

Good Luck,

Derek Loree





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