[NBLUG/talk] WEP with debian laptop

[E Frank Ball]

OK I got the wireless card working with WEP by using this command:

iwconfig eth0 essid XXXXXXXXXXXXXX key XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Can this be put in a config file somewhere?

   E Frank Ball   efball at efball.com

On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 10:54:15AM -0700, E Frank Ball wrote:
} On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 09:53:24AM -0700, E Frank Ball wrote:
} } I have a laptop with Debian stable, 2.4 kernel, a Cisco
} } Aeronet 350 wireless card.
} } 
} } It works fine on networks without WEP.  How can I configure
} } WEP to work.  I'm starting networking from
} } /etc/pcmcia/network.opts, so don't tell me to edit
} } /etc/network/interfaces, that does nothing.  netenv didn't
} } work.  I googled and found man conflicting answers, but none
} } I tried worked.
} 
} 
} I found /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts
} 
} but when I tried to configure it it really hosed everything.
} So the file does something, but I need help configuring it:
} 
} # Cisco/Aironet 4800/340
} # Note : MPL driver only (airo/airo_cs), version 1.3 or later
} *,*,*,02:52:85:*)
}     INFO="Cisco/Aironet example (Cisco default settings)"
} #     ESSID="any"
}     ESSID="XXXXXXXXXXXX"
} # To set all four ESSID, use iwconfig v21 and the same trick as above
}     MODE="Managed"
} #    RATE="11M auto"
}     KEY="XXXXXXXXXX"
}     ;;
} 
} 
} 
} -- 
} 
}   Frank Ball  frankb at frankb.us
} 
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