>> rt73usb 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface >> rt73usb 1-1:1.0: usb_probe_interface - got id >> phy0 -> rt73usb_validate_eeprom: EEPROM recovery - NIC: 0xffef >> phy0 -> rt73usb_validate_eeprom: EEPROM recovery - Led: 0xe000 >> phy0 -> rt73usb_validate_eeprom: EEPROM recovery - RSSI OFFSET BG: 0x0000 >> phy0 -> rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 1300, rf: 0002, rev: 0002573a. >> phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'simple' >> phy0: Failed to initialize wep > > This is a problem with mac80211 loading the wep encryption, did you load the arc4 module? > > Ivo bt ~ # lsmod Module Size Used by snd_seq_oss 30080 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7808 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq 46256 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_pcm_oss 36640 0 snd_mixer_oss 16128 2 snd_pcm_oss fuse 45972 1 snd_ca0106 32992 1 snd_rawmidi 23200 1 snd_ca0106 snd_seq_device 7688 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec 92320 1 snd_ca0106 rt73usb 27520 0 snd_pcm 65412 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ca0106,snd_ac97_codec rt2x00usb 12032 1 rt73usb rt2x00lib 19712 2 rt73usb,rt2x00usb snd_timer 21252 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd 48740 10 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ca0106,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer firmware_class 10240 1 rt2x00lib soundcore 8160 2 snd crc_itu_t 2944 1 rt2x00lib ac97_bus 2944 1 snd_ac97_codec mac80211 110988 2 rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib snd_page_alloc 10888 2 snd_ca0106,snd_pcm cfg80211 13832 1 mac80211 No it doesn't appear so. So lets do it: insmod arc4.ko rmmod rt73usb rmmod rt2x00usb rmmod rt2x00lib I then unplugged and plugged in (waiting 30 seconds) and still no joy. Same messages as earlier. Does arc4 have to be compiled into the kernel? Thanks, _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html