Re: Linksys WRT54G and Cisco Aironet 350 on Mandrake 10.1

From: Kevin the Drummer (nobody_at_tek.com)
Date: 04/02/05

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    ghaze <g_haze@hotmail.com> wrote:
    > My wrt54g only supports wep. If yours supports wpa, you'll need a
    > seperate program to use it. What firmware are you using?
    >
    > "Linux WPA/WPA2/IEEE 802.1X Supplicant"
    > You can get it at
    > http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/
    >
    > Your wireless card may or may not work, depending on the driver you use.

    The wireless card module is airo_cs.

    > I haven't played with this yet, so let us know how you make out.
    >
    > If it turns out your problem is wep related, remember, you need to
    > insert your default hex key in mcc, not the password.

    I wondered about that when I read about the hex key in one of the iw*
    manual pages last night. The mcc screen wasn't too clear, and the
    "help" for it didn't help at all (not enough detail).

    > You can search
    > this ng for "ifcfg-wlan0" and create the file you need by hand. This
    > works better for some cards than mcc.

    I'll look for that.

    Thanks! 

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