> My *ifconfig -a*
>
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:ec:b1:5a:76
> UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:280307241202 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
> Interrupt:251 Base address:0xc000
>
> eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:21:00:68:1d:b4
> inet6 addr: fe80::221:ff:fe68:1db4/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
> Interrupt:18
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:560 (560.0 B) TX bytes:560 (560.0 B)
>
>
> *iwconfig* output:
>
> eth1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"" Nickname:""
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
> Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:off
> Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Power Managementmode:All packets received
> Link Quality=5/5 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> *wicd settings*
>
>
http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wicdoe1.png
>
http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wicd2aq2.png
>
> Hope anyone can tell me what I had missed in terms of getting dhcp lease
> from a access point (it gives ip when connected but needs to input id and
> password on web browser) and any wireless network with wep.
>
> >> 2009/1/17 Osamu Aoki <
osamu@debian.org>::
> >> > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:56:03PM +0000, thveillon.debian wrote:
> >> >> +1 for wicd, with atheros chips (and ath5k driver) and wpa it has
> >> >> performed very well. During the past release of *buntu 8.10
> >> >> *NetworkManager has gone crazy on many wireless chips, especially
> >> >> atheros, and since then wicd has gained a good reputation there too.
> >> >>
> >> >> It's in Sid/Unstable.
> >> >
> >> > OK. Interesting.
> >> >
> >> > I will mention this in Debian Reference...
> >> >
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