--- Tarek Aly <tarekmnabil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tarek Aly <tarekmnabil@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Jan 3, 2006 6:49 PM > Subject: Wireless encryption that works on both > Windows and FC3 > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Hi everyone, > > I'm a complete newbie and I've been trying to get my > wireless network up and > running on FC3 (after I gave up on FC4 I had to > downgrade). > > I reached the point where I could connect to my AP > when encryption is > disabled. When enabling encryption, the only way I > can connect is when I use > a 64 bit key (WEP 64) (I have to mention here that > I'm surprised there's no > way from the GUI to specify the encryption mode). > > Now my problem is, Windows only allows, AFAIK, > another encryption mode which > uses ASCII keys and does not have the 64 bit key > scheme as an option. > > So, currently, whenever I switch from Windows to > Linux, I have to connect > through a network cable to my AP to re-configure > encryption. Is there a way > around this problem? > > Every help is appreciated. > I've got wep-128 working under fc4 using ndiswrapper on my laptop. I have a windows partition on the same laptop which also has no problems with the same wep-128 configuration. What sort of change do you have to make on the AP to get it to work? It also might help to know what hardware is involved. I don't know about FC3, but NetworkManager is a nice applet if your runnning gnome. Shin zen ni rei -j Registered Linux user number 403109 http://counter.li.org/ __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
