On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:36:04 -0600, Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic@xxxxxx> wrote: > jim lawrence wrote: > > I've read the iwconfig man page followed the instructions > > I even we nt as far as coping the ifcfg-eth1 text file into another > > edited it by adding the KEY > > field to it put it back into /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ and > > reboot, I get the "Set bite Rate not supported error and it tells > > me to check the cable on boot. > > I got something similar when I attempted to use network configuration tools. > > What I did to setup my card (and it worked, and I should have done it > that way in the first place, and I don't know why I was wasting my time > with GUI tools) was finding out what driver I need, placed it in > /etc/modprobe.conf (alias eth1 driver-name), copied ifcfg-eth0 (my > Ethernet interface) to ifcfg-eth1 (my Wireless interface) and edited it > (changed DEVICE to eth1, TYPE to Wireless, I'm using DHCP so I didn't > need to change anything else), and placed 128bit WEP key (I have an old > card, no WPA support in Windows and Linux drivers) in keys-eth1 file > (KEY=long-hex-string). Typed ifup eth1, and it came up, working > perfectly. iwconfig configured all the other stuff automatically, > correctly, and without any errors or warnings (ESSID, bitrates, everything). > > Oh, and I just found the last piece I was missing in posting from Roman > Maeder. In short, on my laptop the wireless interface gets configured > on boot even if I have "ONBOOT=no" in ifcfg-eth1. Apperently, according > to Roman, "HOTPLUG=no" is also needed. I'll have to give it a try when > I get home. > > -- > Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic@xxxxxx> Pollard Banknote Limited > Systems Administrator 1499 Buffalo Place > Tel: (204) 474-2323 ext 276 Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L7 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > let me know if the hotplug-no works -- Still Learning Linux Still HaTE Microsoft Registered Linux User: #376813 http://counter.li.org jim lawrence
