> > Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 10:33 +0100, fooboo wrote: > > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11a ESSID:"" Nickname:"localhost.localdomain" > > > > Wouldn't that cause problems? (Trying to associate the same hostname as > is associated with 127.0.0.1 - the local loopback network adaptor.) > > As a first step in problem solving, I'd be trying it with a unique name. I'm noob++ when it comes to wireless on Gnu/Linux. Never set one up before. Using "Wireless Device Configuration" on the general tab there is a field called "Nickname" that defaulted to wlan0. Do you mean to change that? I don't know where you change the "Nickname:"localhost.localdomain" bit, there doesn't seem to be a field for that in the configuration tabs. Is it that you mean I need to change? > > What do you mean by "the right key"? > iwconfig seems to show encryption turned off. I hadn't actually noticed that it's off :P What I mean is in the field called "Key" I have put the key my hub uses. Now that I've added the 0x at the beginning (oops) It shows an encryption key and says security mode restricted -- This is an email sent via The Fedora Community Portal https://fcp.surfsite.org https://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=222891&topic_id=48439&forum=10#forumpost222891 If you think, this is spam, please report this to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and/or blame fooboo@xxxxxxxxxxx