Marc Shapiro <mshapiro...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Now, my problem is with connecting and that is probably a > configuration problem, but...
> My wireless network shows up in wicd and I > select it and click on "Connect." Wicd connects and authenticates, then it > tries to retrieve an IP address through DHCP. After a few minutes of this, > it gives up. I don't know that much about wireless connections, so I still > need help. I am using WEP security and have entered my hex passcode. > Wicd has already passed the authentication phase, so that should not be an > issue. Why would it not be able to retrieve an IP address? This > sounds like a DHCP configuration issue, but I don't know where to look for > that, > either. Is there a config file that I could compare between the Debian and > Eeebuntu installations? Now, I'm thinking that it is a security/authentication problem. At work, where I am connecting via an unsecured network, I can connect just fine. I am posting this from the eeePC after installing Iceweasel over the wireless connection. If the problem is authenticating over WEP, how do I track down that error? Marc Shapiro mshapiro...@yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/582554.40623...@web55507.mail.re4.yahoo.com
