wep key??

[Jim]

On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:21:44 -0500, Jim <lawrence.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:25:03 -0600, Aleksandar Milivojevic
> <amilivojevic at pbl.ca> wrote:
> > Jim wrote:
> > > -- if you could, please post later when you do get a chance to get
> > > infront of your notebook
> > >
> > > in my /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts   there is a file keys-my network
> > > device name
> > > i've looked at this file and it is the wep key i use in my router. in
> > > the ifcfg-network device i don't see it used  if it is not supposed to
> > > be there then thanks ok,  then how and where is the keys-my device
> > > file get called or used so that the connection can be made to the AP?
> >
> > I'll be setting up home wireless network in forseable future, so this
> > thread kind of looked interesting to me.
> >
> > Have you looked ifup-wireless shell script (comments at the beggining)
> > and manual page for iwconfig (describes formats to specify the key using
> > key/enc option)?  It looks as if you need to place KEY line into
> > ifcfg-device file for your wireless card (for example, ifcfg-eth0, if
> > that's your wireless interface).  ifup-wireless is called from ifup
> > script if the device is wireless device.  Looking at the ifup and
> > ifup-wireless scripts, KEY option could only be in
> > /etc/sysconfig/network or /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-device files.
> >
> > Let me know if this was helpfull and if it worked.
> >
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> 
> 
> -- i looked at the ifup- device file and all greek to me
> am i suposed to editthat file with the correct settings? or does the
> ifcfg-device file get read into the ifup-device file?  sound
> confusing?
> is to me
> 
> Have a nice day :)
> 
> James Lawrence
> Rochester NY
> 


-- anyone have a problem installing the networkmanager ?  
from reading this site  seems the best way to go...

http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/nm.shtml



Have a nice day :)

James Lawrence
Rochester NY