[GLLUG] WEP Encryption Woes

[Paul R. Kucher]

I am running the kernel mode drivers for wavelan_cs. No diagnostic error 
messages. My thought is that since wavelan_cs seems to have been abandoned 
in favor of orinoco_cs, there may not even be strong support for 128-bit 
WEP. Also, Draknet seems to freeze a lot. I've tried editing the config file 
within /etc/pcmcia/, but still no luck. I've tried installing the pcmcia 
card services rpm like you mention, but installation fails due to dependency 
issues. I also hear there is a wavelan2_cs driver out there. Any thoughts on 
that let me know. If you know how I can install the orinoco_cs driver from 
binaries or source (I believe it comes with pcmcia_cs), let me know because 
I have never messed with the kernel yet. I just know how to recompile it 
based on a book I read about linux. Thanks.

Paul Kucher

Brad Fears <brad@mtsdev.com> said:

> 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