On Wed, January 10, 2007 7:21 pm, DJA wrote:
>
> Maybe you should ask questions on either the driver dev mailing list or
> on other lists like NetworkManager or HostAP. I see these problems come
> up all the time, especially for your chipset, but as I only pay
> attention to issues related to my own hardware, I can't add anything
> more than "Go to the source (i.e. those who wrote the code).
>
> I'll also ask again: are you sure that the version of Wireless
> Extensions in your distro is compatible with the version of the card's
> driver (and firmware) you are using?
>
> Remember, there seem to be at least three things that should work
> together lock-step: the driver for your chipset, the firmware for your
> chipset, and Wireless Extensions (and its associated Wireless Tools).
> Other things that can gum up the works are D-Bus and HAL.
>

Thanks. I'll mull it over. I may go for the quick fix first (try the
airlink card), ar try an alternate security spproach (try another check
box in the router's firmware).

> BTW, have you tried using NetworkManager, or is that even a part of your
> distro (it is in a standard Fedora install)?
>

No. I may poke at it Saturday.

-- 
Lan Barnes

SCM Analyst              Linux Guy
Tcl/Tk Enthusiast        Biodiesel Brewer


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