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Quick wifi question - wep key

I have a quick question. I am running Slack 9.1 on a Toshiba laptop and have an Orinoco Gold wireless card which works fine; I have surfed several unprotected wireless networks. Now I need to get on a wireless network at the office that has a wep key; in what file do I enter the wep key? Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chud67

Hi,

You can edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf file to add the WLAN_KEY[4]=

You would then restart with;

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart

From a console you can use the iwconfig command:

iwconfig ethX key WepKeyInHex

Check out man iwconfig for additional options.

He's running slack 9.1 so rc.inet1.conf shouldn't be set up to handle wireless yet. The file you want is /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf. You could also manually set it via iwconfig as suggested.

I've always found the default rc.wireless.conf to be on the bloated side and a little confusing. Here is what I ussually do.

Code:

mv /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf.orig



# Then make this your new rc.wireless.conf



# Wireless LAN adapter configuration



VERBOSE=1



case "$HWADDR" in



*)

    # Home:

    ESSID="MadPenguin"

    KEY="b576bdcba1773df06422ac55cb"



    # Gypsy Cafe:

    #ESSID="2WIRE230"



    # Gwens Airport:

    #ESSID="Any"

    #KEY="421a0f733138f3c93ba20b6089"



    # Beth:

    #ESSID="synapse"

    #KEY="9dd0414685b6ea173a001b7063"



    MODE="Managed"

    ;;

esac

Leave the MODE uncommented always and then just comment/uncomment the particulars of each network where ever you might happen to be. Restart your network after commenting/uncommenting and that should connect you.

After you get it working you should take that card out and buy it a nice padded case to keep it in. Something made of a nice hardwood with pearl inlay or ABS plastic with brushed silver trim would be appropriate. You have no idea how much of a @#$@!$ it is to get all those other cards on the market working as well as the old orinoco_cs cards.