On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 12:49 +0100, Jean Magnan de Bornier wrote:
> 
> When I type "iwconfig" I obtain this:
> 
> eth1      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"Universite Paul Cezanne"  
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 00:12:DA:AE:5A:50 

> Seems to indicate I am actually connected?

this indicates you are associated with the AP whose mac address is
00:12:DA:AE:5A:50

> But then I can't access the network (firefox doesn't find anything).

next you have to make sure you have an ip address (ifconfig eth1) and
the necessary routing (route -n)

dhcp should set this up for you.

See what those two commands say for starters.

HTH,
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Iain Buchanan <iain at netspace dot net dot au>

The early worm gets the bird.

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