My airport card obtains it's IP via DHCP; I noticed something strange when the WEP encryption is activated.
#/var/log/syslog eth1 : Unknown information frame received (type f202) I don't know if it's due to the encryption or not... It only appears when I ifup eth1 with WEP enabled... Selon Kiko Piris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 19/01/2004 at 14:17, Arnaud FONTAINE wrote: > > > I've recently installed an Airport Extreme access point in my network; and > an > > Aiport card (NOT the extreme one) in my iBook(first generation) with > Debian > > testing/unstable with a 2.6.1 kernel. Everything works fine if I do NOT use > WEP, > > as you can see: > [...] > > If I enable WEP encryption (with a valid 26 hex digits key), I do not > obtain the > > network connection on my iBook, although it works fine with OS X. > [...] > > Does someone know where it can come from ? > > I've had *exactly* this same problem. I've tied the following > combinations: > > wep enabled | ap.3com | ap.apple | > -------------+---------+----------+ > ibm/linux | ok | NOT OK | > -------------+---------+----------+ > ibook/linux | ok | NOT OK | > -------------+---------+----------+ > ibm/win2k | ok | ok | > -------------+---------+----------+ > ibook/macosx | ok | ok | > -------------+---------+----------+ > > where: > > ibm : is an ibm thinkpad (with linux and win2k) with a 3com > atmelwlan driven pcmcia card > ap.3com : is a 3com access point > ap.apple : is the airport extreme base station > > Without wep, everything works fine. > > I did these combination tests a couple of months ago (with 2.4). > > So I concluded is some sort of problem between linux (both my thinkpad > and ibook) and _my_ apple basestation. > > Past weekend I retried 2.6.1-ben1 against my apple basestation with web > enabled, did not work. > > -- > Kiko > > Please do not reply to the sender address of this email; due to spam and > Windows (TM) worms, everything not comming from the list is "stored" in > /dev/null. Put menorqui in the user part to send me anything. Although, > I prefer replies sent to the list so that others can benefit from the > discussion. Thanks. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --
