Re: IPW3945 With Etch

Ananda Samaddar wrote:
> On Monday 25 June 2007 19:14, Tom Grove wrote:
>
>> It seems as though I am able to install the modules via module-assistant
>> and I receive an eth1 with wireless properties. The problem is that no
>> matter what I set my AP to I can't connect to it. I typically just run
>> with WEP but regardless or whether or not I am using WEP/WPA/Nothing I
>> can not connect to the AP with this card. Any ideas or help is much
>> appreciated. Thanks.
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>
> Make sure the firmware-ipw3945 and ipw3945d packages are installed as well.
> If you use GNOME then install network-manager-gnome. This is the easiest way
> to connect and should work. There is a document on the Ubuntu wiki (!) that
> works in Debian as well:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WPAHowTo
>
> I would use WPA if I were you, WEP is broken and easily cracked. Hope this
> helps,
>
> Ananda
>
>
>

I was able to get it working but only after enabling SSID broadcasting on the AP. This is odd but it works. I wonder why this is?

-Tom

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