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I remember reading on the web about problems with the RH9 scripts and wireless -- something about them setting the WEP key improperly (like always adding an s: even when you specify a hex key). I honestly don't remember where I saw it -- I think it was a wireless list at samba.org (I found it via google when I was looking for info on a different wireless problem on my Mac). Good Luck, -derek Steve <steve at stevehauck.com> writes: > I recently installed Red Hat 9 on my laptop in an effort begin > learning about Linux. My installation went well but I'm having > trouble config. my wireless card to access my Local network. > > I began by booting RH 9 which goes directly into the GUI and the > accessing the network configuration "wizard". I entered "new" and > "wireless connection". > > Of the options for different wireless cards I selected the one listed > as "Lucent, orinoco, and Prism II-based PCMCIA wireless (etho)" > > (next screen) Mode, I chose the default "mode". Now here's something > interesting in the network name (SSID) there is a "specified" network > called "Michael" I know that this is a network belonging to a neighbor > (no WEP by the way) My network is called Steve (WEP). So I changed > the SSID to my network and entered my hexadecimal password where it > called for "Key). I notice that since I have specified "managed" in > the "mode" field the "Channel" field is shaded and indicates "1". My > network is on channel 10 according to my router? > > I have dhcp set for automatic and DNS as automatic. > > Now that this is completed I am back to the original network config > screen and enter "activate". > > A screen indicates that it is activating the device eth0......... > > I reveive the error message: > > Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) > SET failed on device eth0...iptables: No chain/target/match by that > name failed. > iptables: Bad rule (does a matching rule exist in that chain?) > > I did go back and tried changing "managed" to "specified" and changing > the channel to 10 but no luck. > > I have also tried changing to "Ad-Hoc" with no luck. > > It appears that the card is functional and I'm just missing some > detail. I am totally new to Linux and would appreciated any > suggestions. > > shauck > -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
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