[GLLUG] WEP Encryption Woes

[Brad Fears]

Did you load pcmcia_cs, or are you just using the kernel mode drivers
for the wavelan_cs?  I've had much better luck with the orinoco_cs
driver.  You might hunt down the pcmcia card services rpm, which *might*
fix the problem.  Personally, I usually build the kernel without pcmcia
support (for wireless configs), and then load pcmcia_cs from source. 
Remember that if you update your version of pcmcia_cs, you should always
remove the previous version first.

Are you getting any errors that might be helpful in diagnosing the
problem?

--Brad Fears

On Fri, 2002-08-02 at 23:35, Paul R. Kucher wrote:
> I have been running a wireless network for a few months now, however I 
> cannot get Linux to work with WEP. The Internet works great on my laptop 
> with the Netgear card I have, but wide open to crackers. I have been really 
> happy with the card, and it even came with Linux drivers, which isn't even 
> the main problem. (BTW: WEP works great in M$ Windoze) I am running Mandrake 
> 8.2 and have been using Draknet to do the configuration. I try punching in 
> my 128-bit key into the proper text box, but it just causes my card to not 
> link up. Does anyone know how I can get WEP working? I have consulted every 
> page on wireless networking with Linux on the Net it seems with little luck. 
> I am using the wavelan_cs driver, perhaps that's my problem. However, I 
> can't seem to find the orinoco_cs driver on my system. Any thoughts please 
> let me know so I can secure my network.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Paul Kucher
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