[NTLUG:Discuss] Setting up wireless

[joseph beasley]

See if it works manually.

iwconfig wlan0 key yourwepkey
iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
iwconfig wlan0 key restricted

Use the correct interface for your setup. 

--- Blue Dragon <thebluedragon at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm having some trouble setting up a laptop for a wireless
> connection.
>  I'm using Fedora Core 6 and a Netgear PCMCIA card.  I got the
> drivers
> installed and working.  I am also aboe to detect other networks.  The
> problem I am having is with the WEP key.  For some reason it doesn't
> seem like it is transmitting the WEP key which causes my router to
> not
> assign a valid IP address.  All of the other PCs work and can get a
> valid IP address from the router so I know that the WEP key is not
> being typed in incorrectly.
> 
> Any ideas on how to get this working?
> 
> Also I am using the madwifi drivers for my PCMCIA card.
> 
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