Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-28 Thread Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers
On Wednesday 28 November 2012 14:48:05 Chris Staub wrote: > If you're just using WEP, then you don't really need anything other than > wireless_tools. Of course you also want dhcpcd if you're connecting via > dhcp, but that's actually separate from the wireless settings. Just > install wireless_

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-28 Thread Chris Staub
On 11/27/2012 05:15 PM, Dave wrote: > Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers wrote: >> On Tuesday 27 November 2012 11:09:33 Dave wrote: >> >>> I only have WiFi with WEP encryption here, can the WICD pkg and DHCP >>> alone handle this connect? >>> >> >> You will need some other packages, like wpa_supplicant, but th

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-28 Thread Aleksandar Kuktin
>On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:22:01 +0100 >"Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers" wrote: > You should configure /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf, see wikipedia link > above. network={ > ssid="mywireless_ssid" > psk="secretpassphrase" > # Additional parameters (proto, key_mgmt, etc.) > proto=WE

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-28 Thread Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers
On Tuesday 27 November 2012 11:09:33 Dave wrote: > I only have WiFi with WEP encryption here, can the WICD pkg and DHCP > alone handle this connect? Good morning Dave, Well, as I told you yesterday, yes. From my notes taken during build: You will need Wireless Tools, BLFS Book § 15 wpa_suppl

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-27 Thread Ken Moffat
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 07:57:22PM -0500, Dave wrote: > messages ok now? > Looks nice. Thanks. > > Why do messages to me come through twice? > > one says lfs-support-bounce@ > > Dave > You are sending a Reply-To: header. Sometimes I remember to delete the sender from my To: line when r

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-27 Thread Dave
messages ok now? Why do messages to me come through twice? one says lfs-support-bounce@ Dave -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-27 Thread Ken Moffat
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 05:15:29PM -0500, Dave wrote: > > [etc] Any chance you can fix your mailer ? You are sending html attachments, but without any plain text : plain text without attachments is prefered on all LFS lists. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce -- htt

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-27 Thread Dave
Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers wrote: On Tuesday 27 November 2012 11:09:33 Dave wrote: I only have WiFi with WEP encryption here, can the WICD pkg and DHCP alone handle this connect? You will need some other packages, like wpa_supplicant, but the answer is yes. It is late here

Re: [lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-27 Thread Dr.-Ing. Edgar Alwers
On Tuesday 27 November 2012 11:09:33 Dave wrote: > I only have WiFi with WEP encryption here, can the WICD pkg and DHCP > alone handle this connect? You will need some other packages, like wpa_supplicant, but the answer is yes. It is late here, and I am tired, but I can come back to the issue i

[lfs-support] next step wireless

2012-11-27 Thread Dave
since BLFS access eludes me, because AT&T seems to have a block on that mail, I have to ask the question here. I only have WiFi with WEP encryption here, can the WICD pkg and DHCP alone handle this connect? Dave -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linux