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Ink-Jet

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From: London

Registered: 2008-03-27

Posts: 64

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Trouble with a wireless network, with WEP, using netcfg2

Hey all.

I'm having trouble configuring my laptop to connect to my wireless network, which is encrypted using WEP.

I'm using netcfg2, and this is the profile I'm using:

CONNECTION="wireless"
DESCRIPTION="A simple WEP encrypted wireless connection"
INTERFACE=wlan0
#SCAN="yes"
SECURITY="wep"
ESSID="02wireless314281"
KEY="**********"
IP="dhcp"
TIMEOUT=15

However, when I try to connect, this is what I get:

joe@joe-laptop:~$ sudo netcfg2 dads
:: dads up  - Wireless association failed.                               [FAIL]

Using NetworkManager, I managed to connect to a different router (encrypted with WPA, I think), so I know it's not a driver issue, as I have connected wirelessly, and I'm assuming it's not a range issue, as I'm in the same room as the router, lol.
Also, other computers in the house can connect to the router.

I can also connect with an ethernet cable, using netcfg2.

However, I don't know how to configure my wireless without NetworkManager / netcfg2, so I'm not really sure how to test it, or whether I've got anything wrong with my netcfg2 profile.

Thanks for any help.

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Trouble with a wireless network, with WEP, using netcfg2

Read the wiki. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_profiles