Tim Folger, 2003-Dec-20 19:54 -0700: > Hi, > > I'm relatively new to Linux, and have installed debian woody with the > bf2.4 kernel. I'm having trouble getting my orinoco wireless card to > work. The card beeps during startup, and its green light flickers, but > doesn't stay on. When I run iwconfig eth1 the output gives the correct > essid and nickname, but says that the encryption key is turned off, even > though I've specified a key in /etc/network/interfaces. Here's what > I've entered in /etc/network/interfaces: > > iface eth1 inet dhcp > wireless_essid (my network name) > wireless_mode managed > wireless_key (a combination of five numbers and letters) > wireless_nick (computer's nickname) > wireless_channel 10 > > Is there another parameter I need to enter to turn on wireless > encryption? Or am I missing something else? > > Thanks in advance for any ideas.
If this is a PCMCIA card, then you have to specify these parameters in /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts. Those settings in /etc/network/interfaces is for ISA/PCI based cards. jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User
