Re: Wireless with password not working

[Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk>]

Matthias Brennwald wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> I've got an Apple PowerBook G4 with Debian Etch on it. I've managed to
> make the wireless card work by copying the firmware for the card from
> Mac OS to Debian. I can successfully connect to an open wireless network
> (i.e. a network which is not require a password) using Debian. However,
> I can't connect to password-protected networks (I works with Mac OS,
> though). Debian asks for the password, and then the network connection
> idles forever. Any ideas or hints?

Try configuring the wireless interface step-by-step[1]. Make sure that you have
installed the wireless-tools package.

[1]
http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/How_to_set_up_a_wireless_network_card_using_drivers_from_Debian_packages#Configure_the_network_card_interface_using_the_command_line


-- 
Chris.