Jeff Coppock wrote:
Chris Kacoroski wrote:Thanks for all the comments. I finally got to the library which has an open system. Still no luck so it must be the card or OS. I put mandrake 10 on an open partition and will try it tomorrow. If that doesn't work the next step will be to load on windows. if that doesn't work then I know it is the card. What I do not understand is why the card would show up, but it will not connect. skiI don't understand it either. If the card shows up like that with iwconfig, all you should need is an IP configuration for it to work, assuming ESSID and WEP is configured properly. However, I do notice that the Link Quality=0/92 in your iwconfig output. That tells me that you don't have a link to the AP. Make sure that you have a link indicated by a Link Quality > 0 (preferrably 10 or better).
Well, I went to the library tonight and the card would not work under mandrake 10 (it used to) or debian even though it shows up in wavemon. I am going to see if I can swap cards with a person at work as I suspect a hardware problem (either the card or the antenna in the laptop.
ski