Thomas Dodd wrote: > > > Charles Griffin wrote: > >> I don't have an answer, but I'm starting to think that >> something is wrong with the orinoco/wep configuration >> in 8.0. I have an orinoco silver card and have had >> nothing but trouble with its connection. This is a >> card that works just fine in other distributions and >> works just fine when I dual boot into windows. I've >> checked all settings, posted on this list twice, >> googled, entered a ticket with RH (who said that >> assistance with wifi was not a part of installation >> support), and one or two other people have posted >> similar problems. >> >> Anyway, if I find an answer, I'll post a "SOLVED". > > > Simplest solution, don't use WEP. It just slows the link > down anyway. There simple scripts to quickly break WEP, > so it doesn't provide any security. While I'm inclined to agree with you about WEP in general, there are applications where a VPN is overkill, and just makes configuration that much more error prone and complex. So for applications where a VPN is not worth the hassle, WEP needs to work. I'm assuming it's a script problem, since I have established that entering the iwconfig eth1 key 's:xxxxx' format works fine. I'm trying to trace through RedHat's munged versions of the Wireless Tools scripts, but still have not emerged from that rabbit hole. > > > Set the AP to only allow access to the MAC addresses you want > and use VPN or ssh to encrypt the data *before* it gets to > the WiFi card. > > -Thomas > > > -- Rob Thorne Chief Technical Officer Torenware Networks -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
