Can't connect to encrypted networks Lenny

dpeterson3 · 07-25-2009, 11:20 PM

I am on vacation and can't connect to any encrypted networks. Every time I put in a key my machine gives me a message saying "aquiring key from network" and then asks me for a key again. I happen to have my own router with me. Works fine with the key I use at home, but it can' connect to any other encrypted networks. All of them have been WEP encrypted. It can connect to open AP's no problem. I think it might be trying to use my home key for other networks.

BTW using nm-applet on Lenny.

sparc86 · 07-26-2009, 12:59 AM

Have you ever tried WICD? It works pretty well here.

Lightweight, functional and very easy to use.

dpeterson3 · 07-27-2009, 05:40 PM

I might try that. I am not sure it is my network manager, though. I can't even get ifconfig to work on my LAN card.

sparc86 · 07-27-2009, 06:00 PM

Could you please show us your iwconfig output when you try to connect to this network?

Quote:

#iwconfig

dpeterson3 · 08-02-2009, 06:03 PM

Would love to if I could. We are home now so I don't have another network to try at the moment. I will have to wait until I go to a friend's house and try their network. Here at home the output is

Code:

$ iwconfig
eth1      IEEE 802.11g  ESSID:"phome"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 00:1E:E5:6F:86:77   
          Bit Rate:36 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=8/0  
          Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:FCD5-2A44-1092-CBD6-D46D-470C-6AA9-D67D-E89E-9C0E-EA37-1516-F216-CC96-FD7D-57BD   Security mode:open
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=73/100  Signal level=-55 dBm  Noise level=-90 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:2  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:3  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

sparc86 · 08-03-2009, 12:43 AM

At home you have WEP encryption and at your friend's house WEP as well?

dpeterson3 · 08-03-2009, 08:02 AM

Sorry. I guess I didn't mention it. I use WPA at home. Every hotel we stayed at on vacation used WEP. I also have friends that use WEP. I will try one of their networks and see what happens. I also have a second router I can configure as WEP and see what happens.

sparc86 · 08-03-2009, 12:22 PM

Yes, do it, then see what happens and tell us here, I'm pretty curious about this problem...