> On Thu August 25 2005 06:52 am, RAZEK wrote: > Thanks for the tip. I did go buy this card and built the madwifi > package and it seems to work quite well. Looking back I think the > 3com card was also working, I just didn't know how to configure > debian to get it up and running. I have an open unencrypted linkup > to the ap right now so I need to set it up with a bit more security. > Can you give me any pointers on how to set that up? Where do I put > that config? Does it go under ath0 in /etc/network/interfaces?
> I need to get straight in my head how to configure wireless in > debian. I seem to have it working now, but I'm not sure if I can do > it again.. ;) Install the WPA Supplicant. Gives you a single config file for configuring unencrypted, WEP-encrypted, or WPA encrypted network connections. WPA Supplicant handles the connection between the wireless card and the access point. Then you just run DHCP to handle the IP configuration. Works like a hot damn. And so much simpler than using shell scripts and the /etc/network/* config files to manage the interface. Even better, it's portable across OSes. I've used the same wpa_supplicant.conf file on FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, and 6.0, as well as Debian 3.1, and testing. -- Freddie Cash, CCNT CCLP Helpdesk / Network Support Tech. School District 73 (250) 377-HELP [377-4357] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
