On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 07:48:38PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > Quoting Bob Holtzman (hol...@cox.net): > > After figuring out how to get iwlwifi installed and now being able to > > turn on the transciever, the problem becomes being asked for > > authentication as in a password or encryption key to connect to the > > network. I don't remmember setting up a password or key for this.My > > previous install of wheezy didn't do this. > > > > Anyone have an idea how I can get connected? Any pointers appreciated. > > Well, it might help to know what software you're trying to connect > with, and where you are: in a café or at home. If you're at home, I'd > would have thought it unlikely that you (or houses around) are running > a wifi Access Point without encryption. > > I use wicd myself. If I look at the APs listed, move down the list > with ↓ and then press →, the configuration for that AP screen will > have the "Use Encryption" box checked if the AP was listed as > requiring it (which, in my living room, they all are). It's then a > matter of using ↓ to move down to the line marked "Key:" and typing in > the key (set at the router/AP).
Bingo. That's the prod I needed. It naver occured to me that the encryption key the program was referring to was the *router* key. Thanks for getting me off top dead center. -- Bob Holtzman A fair fight is the result of poor planning. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150330221723.ga7...@cox.net
