Re: Netgear MA111 USB Wireless adapter

From: Sven Templin (sven.templin_at_gmx.net)
Date: 02/22/04 

Date: 22 Feb 2004 04:59:29 -0800

Hello,

I have a similar problem. I am running slackware, MA111 and WEP128. I
am interested in a config file '/etc/wlan/wlancfg-xxx' with
wep-encryption enabled and a rc.local or wlan script.
Everytime iwconfig tells me 'Encryption key:off'. :-((
LED on access point flashs short if LED on USB adapter flashs, so I
think USB adapter has a connection to AP, but WEP does not work. Has
someone running MA111 with WEP128?

Thanks,

Sven

c-squared@comcast.net (Chris) wrote in message news:<efb166ac.0402211637.5bd3fbc1@posting.google.com>...
> I recently set up a wireless network including a NetGear MA111 USB
> adapter on this computer. It connects ok in Windows 98, but not at all
> in RH9 (original
> kernel, no updates/rebuilds). I went to www.linux-wlan.org and got the
> pre11
> drivers and they seemed to install OK (I could be wrong). an "lsmod"
> shows that the prism2_usb driver is loaded. In order to install, I
> unpacked the tar.gz file, and ran the 3 commands according to the
> readme. (make, make all, and make install if i remember correctly.) So
> although the driver is listed in lsmod, it doesn't connect. I've
> searched all over but I can't put it all together.
>
> I (somehow) got RedHat to check for wlan0 when booting. (The "starting
> sendmail... [OK]; starting httpd... [OK] part). It then says "Bringing
> up interface wlan0...", pauses for about 10 seconds, and fails with a
> message that passes by too fast for me to read. I caught some portions
> of it, including:
>
> -SET failed on...
> -and a message that contained the string "SIOCSIFFLAGS"
>
> I feel like I'm getting closer; any help is appreciated.