Re: wireless network problems

[Tim Folger <tfolger@myrealbox.com>]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for the advice. As you can see from another post I just made to 
this list, I'm about to reinstall woody (probably this weekend.) When 
I'm up and running again I'll try your suggestion. Yes, I am connected 
to a hub--a wireless gateway made by Lucent called the RG-1000, which 
acts as a dhcp server, which is why I chose "managed" mode. I wonder if 
"auto" mode might work?

Tim

debian@ausipos.com wrote:

> Jeff wrote:
>
> > 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
> >  
>
> I beg to differ! I am using a pcmcia card in my asusand mys settings 
> are all in /etc/network/interfaces
> -works fine for me!
>
> I presume you are connecting to a hub thus the managed network?
>
> try iwpriv eth1 force_reset to reset the card perhaps...
>
> Ben.