[nycbug-talk] Newbie: Aironet 350 PCMCIA; How to join WEP network

[Okan Demirmen]

On Mon 2004.01.26 at 12:47 -0800, Thomas Carlyle wrote:
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I'm running FreeBSD 4.9 and have a Cisco Aironet 350
> pcmcia wireless card.  My understanding is that this
> card is very well supported by the BSDs, but for the
> life of me I haven't been able to make it work.
> 
> I've looked at the handbook and through the newsgroups
> and tried using both ifconfig and ancontrol.  I can
> send commands to the card without a problem and it is
> recognized by the OS, etc.  But even with the proper
> channel, ssid, and wep password set I get "no
> carrier".  This is on a networks I can connect fine to
> using the airport card on my powerbook.
> 
> Does anyone use this card and if so what commands do
> you issue to join a wep network?

how are you setting wep? make sure you prepend with "0x"
if you are inputing the key in hex.

> My understanding is that the card does not require an
> external antenna (I don't have one).  Perhaps I need
> one?

shouldn't need one.

okan

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