On Sunday 22 October 2006 16:09, Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Disabling net.ath0 backgrounding': > > Sorry, I'm just not that wireless savvy, but everything looks fine to > > me. Again, keep in mind that I've never used wpa_supplicant so I don't > > know if that changes things. > I'm using wpa_supplicant so I can connect via WPA encryption. Do you > know if I should be able to do that with wireless-tools instead?
From the documentation in wireless.example (which is only used with iwconfig / wireless-tools) you can do WPA on certain drivers, like the rt2500. I believe you will need to use wpa_supplicant with your atheros chipset. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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