UNC Linux Users Group

[Jeff Bollinger <jeff01 AT email.unc.edu>]

> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Cristobal M Palmer wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I'm running Debian GNU/Linux (testing/Sarge), and I can't for the life of
> > > me figure out how to get WEP working.
> > >
> > > My dad has an Apple Airport 802.11b network that my compie ("Socrates")
> > > talks to nicely, and the folks in the apartment immediately above me are
> > > nice enough to allow me access to their Linksys WAP, so I'm left
> > > scratching my head as to why
> > >
> > > # iwconfig eth1 essid "UNC-1"
> > > # iwconfig eth1 key XXXX-XXXX-XX restricted
> > > # iwconfig eth1 key on
> > > # ifup eth1
> > >
> > > fails so miserably here on campus.
> > >
> > > When I did the above, I got an error message that kept posting ERROR
> > > -16:issuing command blah blah blah
> > >
> > > and wouldn't go away with ^z.
> > >
> > > :-/
> > >
> > > I'm hoping there's someone who kept reading after "Debian GNU/Linux"
> > >
> > > :-P
> > >
> > > Maybe somebody can help?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >                                                                .--.
> > >                                                              |o_o |
> > >                                                              ||_/ |
> > > Peace,                                                       //   \ \
> > >                                                            (|     | )
> > >  CMP                                                       /'\_   _/`\

What type NIC are you using?  I seem to vaguely recall some success 
using the Cisco card and their configuration utility (yeah, they 
actually made one for Linux!)  Don't know if its still available though...

Jeff