After replacing rt2500pci.ko that came with opensuse with rt2500.ko
built from sources from the rt2×00.serialmonkey project
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
as described here:
http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/opensuse-102-and-rt2x00-wireless-cards/


I am able to get my rt2500 card to work in open unencrypted mode.

However if I want to use wpapsk and a set it using yast\network devices\
network card\traditional ifup method, then the resulting
config file, 

/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan-id-00:0e:2e:ab:a5:66ifcfg-wlan-id-00:0e:2e:ab:a5:66

(this file is shown below.)

does not work. Network is unreachable.

However if I execute these commands from root:


        iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
        iwpriv wlan0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK
        iwpriv wlan0 set EncrypType=TKIP
        iwpriv wlan0 set WPAPSK="not my real password example only"
        iwconfig wlan0 essid "PAULNET"

dhcpcd -n

Then the card does work!

The ifcfg-wireless commands and varriables are not well documented.

So my question is how do i modify the file,
/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan-id-00:0e:2e:ab:a5:66ifcfg-wlan-id-00:0e:2e:ab:a5:66
so that encrypted wireless networking comes up correctly without
my intervention?

Contents of 
/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan-id-00:0e:2e:ab:a5:66ifcfg-wlan-id-00:0e:2e:ab:a5:66
below:
--------CUT HERE WITH A CHAINSAW-------------------
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
BROADCAST=''
ETHTOOL_OPTIONS=''
IFPLUGD_PRIORITY='10'
IPADDR=''
MTU=''
NAME='RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI'
NETMASK=''
NETWORK=''
REMOTE_IPADDR=''
STARTMODE='ifplugd'
UNIQUE='2nea.+B3rMJ0ewN6'
USERCONTROL='yes'
WIRELESS_AP=''
WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk'
WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto'
WIRELESS_CA_CERT=''
WIRELESS_CHANNEL=''
WIRELESS_CLIENT_CERT=''
WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY=''
WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY_PASSWORD=''
WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0'
WIRELESS_EAP_AUTH=''
WIRELESS_EAP_MODE=''
WIRELESS_ESSID='PAULNET'
WIRELESS_FREQUENCY=''
WIRELESS_KEY=''
WIRELESS_KEY_0='not my real password just an example'
WIRELESS_KEY_1=''
WIRELESS_KEY_2=''
WIRELESS_KEY_3=''
WIRELESS_KEY_LENGTH='128'
WIRELESS_MODE='Managed'
WIRELESS_NICK=''
WIRELESS_NWID=''
WIRELESS_PEAP_VERSION=''
WIRELESS_POWER='yes'
WIRELESS_WPA_ANONID=''
WIRELESS_WPA_IDENTITY=''
WIRELESS_WPA_PASSWORD=''
WIRELESS_WPA_PSK='not my real password just an example'
_nm_name='bus-pci-0000:06:00.0'
--------CUT HERE WITH A CHAINSAW-------------------


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Paul Elliott                       1(512)837-1096
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