> > I was originally using wpa_supplicant with this Airport and it wasn't > > working. John Jolet said: > > > > "well, you DON'T use wpa_supplicant." > > I'm not aware of any issues regarding the use of wpa_supplicant with > regards to WEP. > It is supported. > > > and I've been working with wireless-tools ever since. I'm using: > > > > ifconfig ath0 up > > iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid > > iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey > > pump -i ath0 > > > I tried dhcpcd and it didn't work either. Knoppix was using pump > > sucessfully so I tried that with Gentoo as above. > > > Honestly, how could this not be a package versions issue? The above > > commands work on the Knoppix 4 DVD but not on up-to-date Gentoo. > > > > - Grant > > For the sake of testing change your commands to what I use. > This works on all the access points that I connect to: > > iwconfig ath0 essid [YOUR_ESSID] > iwconfig ath0 mode managed > iwconfig ath0 channel [no] > iwconfig ath0 enc [YOUR_HEXKEY] > > Maybe just specifying the channel and mode......just a long shot. > > Could you post the output of "iwconfig"?. > > Come to think of it what does your "/etc/conf/net > and /etc/conf/wireless" have set. > There could be some conflicting configurations. > Check those two files out!!! > > Rob
I am very happy to report that this has been fixed and is now working with the Gentoo init.d script. It was a package version issue with madwifi-driver. These are in portage: 0.1443.20060207 0.1440.20060206 0.1420.20060201 0.1401.20060117 0.1_pre20050420-r1 and the ONLY one that will connect to the Airport router is 0.1401.20060117. I should submit a bug, no? - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
