Gene Heskett wrote: > for the two access points located in this motel building. There is no > possibility of a connection until I can convince wlan0 that the fscking > key is off or open. That SEEMS like the next step in this little dance > unless someone more experienced than I can see something else wrong above. maybe try... iwconfig wlan0 key off iwconfig wlan0 And see what the results are..... FYI, I'm making (un)-educated guesses since I don't have any experience with wireless on Linux. -- Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it. -- John Keats