Hello,
I got a little problem concerning my wlan configuration. i have to admit that i am quite a beginner with networking under linux ( the wired connection just worked after installation...). My wlan card (broadcom 4318) seems to work, iwlist eth1 scan gives
eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1A:4F:16:45:99
ESSID:"WLAN-001A4F164599"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Encryption key
n
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Quality=89/100 Signal level=-47 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Extra: Last beacon: 28ms ago
I assume this is our local access point (or does this actually just describe the configuration I typed in somewhere?). I use gnome and therefore the integrated network configuration tool. i inserted the name of the network and the passphrase, when trying to activate the wlan connection, it takes some time, then displays connection activated ( i dont know wether this means it could establish a connection or whatever...) but i am unable to browse the net via firefox. actually, i have no idea how to figure out, wether the connection got established and how to tell firefox and other programs not to use eth0, the wired, but eth1 , the wireless lan, so my first question would be how to check the establishment of that connection. the second one is due to the passphrase: within the config tool, you can choose in between hex or ascii format for the key. well, the key i got consists of decimal digits only ( all in all 16 digits), so i dont know wether the key is hex or ascii or decimal. in the third possibility, i dont know how to enter or to convert it ( treat the entire key as ONE number or split it up into for example four numbers and convert each separately or how to?).
thanks & greetings
Michael
