Re: wireless network problems
Tim Folger, 2003-Dec-20 19:54 -0700:
> Hi,
>
> I'm relatively new to Linux, and have installed debian woody with the
> bf2.4 kernel. I'm having trouble getting my orinoco wireless card to
> work. The card beeps during startup, and its green light flickers, but
> doesn't stay on. When I run iwconfig eth1 the output gives the correct
> essid and nickname, but says that the encryption key is turned off, even
> though I've specified a key in /etc/network/interfaces. Here's what
> I've entered in /etc/network/interfaces:
>
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
> wireless_essid (my network name)
> wireless_mode managed
> wireless_key (a combination of five numbers and letters)
> wireless_nick (computer's nickname)
> wireless_channel 10
>
> Is there another parameter I need to enter to turn on wireless
> encryption? Or am I missing something else?
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
If this is a PCMCIA card, then you have to specify these parameters in
/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts. Those settings in /etc/network/interfaces
is for ISA/PCI based cards.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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