[tlinux-users:08043] Re: wireless trouble

If anybody manages to get wireless working with hidden APs using WPA-PSK,
please let me know =)

Manuel

On 8/9/06, Howard Coles Jr. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 09 August 2006 5:37 pm, Joel Berrio wrote:
> > Howard Coles Jr, thank you for your information.
> >
> >  I did. Now is working wireless link in SUSE 10
> >
> >  1) type as a root     #iwconfig
> >      it will give you the name of your wireless interface, in my case is
> >      eth1 2) # ifconfig eth1 up
> >  3) #iwlist eth1 scanning
> >      you will then see all accesspoint, thier ESSID, etc
> >      in my case my network cell was "joelhouse"
> >  4) #iwconfig eth1 essid "joelhouse"
> >  5) #iwconfig eth1 key 1234567890
> >      this is the hexadecimal wep key,.. if you have an asscii key try
> this
> > one   #iwconfig eth1 key s:"1234567890" 6) #dhcpcd eth1
> >  it is if your router is a DHCP master or Server
> >
> >  thanks myself, jejejeje.. SUSE runs good in Toshiba A25 S207, Now I am
> > going to install fn keys... I Hope it works ..
> >
> >  I've installed yahoo messenger , Skype, and DVD video xine,, those work
> > OK.
> >
> >  Joel
> >
> > "Howard Coles Jr." <[email protected]> wrote: On Wednesday 09 August
> 2006
> 10:01 am, Joel Berrio wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I've installed SUSE 10 in my laptop Toshiba, A25 S207 but I can't
> connect
> > > it using the wireless link. do you have some advices?
> >
> > This may sound like I'm being a smart-elek but I'm not:
> > try another distro.  SUSE 10 locked up my A65, and a Dell D600 every
> time I
> > tried to load wireless.  Something about their kernel just couldn't take
> > madwifi, or ndiswrapper.
> >
> > I loaded SuSE 10 three times on my Toshiba, and it locked up no matter
> how
> > I setup the wireless.  However, running Kubuntu, Debian (Sarge and Sid),
> > and even Mandriva it worked fine.
>
> Well, I'm glad its working for you.  However, I think the difference may
> have
> been WPA-PSK as opposed to WEP security more so than the wireless
> itself.  I
> could NEVER get suse to run on this thing.  The bad thing is I like SuSE.
> SuSE and Debian have been my favorite distros for years.  Oh well, I guess
> it
> was id10t problem on my part. :-D.
>
>
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