Re: Wicd sees router but won't connect
On 23 Jun 2011, Teemu Likonen wrote:
> * 2011-06-22T22:35:47+01:00 * Anthony Campbell wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to set up wireless on a Thinkpad T41. I'm using the ath5K
> > module and this brings up wlan0 as expected. I fiddled all day with
> > /etc/network/interfaces with no luck. I then tried wicd and this does
> > show my router, but it won't connect. Are there any tweaks that may
> > make it connect?
>
> In my Acer Aspire One laptop the wireless (ath5k) network started
> working when I installed package "hostapd". I don't know what it does
> but my laptop needs it. :-) My system is Debian 6.0 and I use wicd to
> manage networks.
>
>
Interesting - I had tried hostapd earlier and I also had the impression
that ath5k was working while hostapd was installed, but then I deleted
it and forot about it. However, the use of ath9k, mentioned by me in a
previous post, also works and is simpler.
Anthony
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