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Re: wireless pcmcia works/doesn't work



On Sun, 22 May 2005 08:14:40 -0500
Ryan Nowakowski <tubaman@fattuba.com> wrote:

> On Sat, May 21, 2005 at 05:11:42PM -0700, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> > I just got my wireless pcmcia wireless card working, sort of.
> > 
> > It's a jaht wn-4054p, it works with the prism54 module, with a
> > firmware update from prism54.org
> > 
> > With out wep, I can connect with the Linksys wrt54g wifi router, and
> > onto the internet, fine and dandy.
> > 
> > Once I try to get wep working, with this in the eth0 stanza;
> > 
> > iface eth0 inet static
> >         address 192.168.1.104
> >         netmask 255.255.255.0
> >         broadcast 192.168.1.255
> >         gateway 192.168.1.1
> > 
> > Now when I try to add the wireless info below, I cannot connect;
> > 
> > wireless-essid blahblahblah
> > wireless-key 1234567890
> > 
> > I cannot get connected. I've double checked the essid & wifi key (I
> > have them printed out so I'm entering them correctly).
> > 
> > Any pointers, and/or online docs?
> > 
> > Thanks
> 
> I've got "wireless_key" with an underscore in my interfaces file
> instead of "wireless-key" with a dash.
> 
> - Ryan

Thanks. I'll try that this afternoon.

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