Re: PCMCIA wireless help needed
Terrence Brannon <bauhaus@metaperl.com> writes:
> "Edwards, Thomas W." <TWEdwards@cimplify.net> writes:
>
>> I noticed the results of the iwconfig do not have an Essid set?
>
> what is an essid?
man wireless
> >
>> It also states encryption is off.
good point. I asked for the encryption key and followed the
instructions at
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Wireless_networking
now everything is working!
>> It appears your wireless card is not connecting to the wireless
>> network, and therefore it won't get a dhcp offer since it is
>> technically not on the network.
iwconfig eth2 essid any
works much better than giving it a specific name
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