On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:21:44 -0500, Jim <lawrence.jim(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:25:03 -0600, Aleksandar Milivojevic
<amilivojevic(a)pbl.ca> wrote:
> Jim wrote:
> > -- if you could, please post later when you do get a chance to get
> > infront of your notebook
> >
> > in my /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts there is a file keys-my network
> > device name
> > i've looked at this file and it is the wep key i use in my router. in
> > the ifcfg-network device i don't see it used if it is not supposed to
> > be there then thanks ok, then how and where is the keys-my device
> > file get called or used so that the connection can be made to the AP?
>
> I'll be setting up home wireless network in forseable future, so this
> thread kind of looked interesting to me.
>
> Have you looked ifup-wireless shell script (comments at the beggining)
> and manual page for iwconfig (describes formats to specify the key using
> key/enc option)? It looks as if you need to place KEY line into
> ifcfg-device file for your wireless card (for example, ifcfg-eth0, if
> that's your wireless interface). ifup-wireless is called from ifup
> script if the device is wireless device. Looking at the ifup and
> ifup-wireless scripts, KEY option could only be in
> /etc/sysconfig/network or /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-device files.
>
> Let me know if this was helpfull and if it worked.
>
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-- i looked at the ifup- device file and all greek to me
am i suposed to editthat file with the correct settings? or does the
ifcfg-device file get read into the ifup-device file? sound
confusing?
is to me
Have a nice day :)
James Lawrence
Rochester NY
-- anyone have a problem installing the networkmanager ?
from reading this site seems the best way to go...
http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/nm.shtml
Have a nice day :)
James Lawrence
Rochester NY