FC3 ipw2100 cannot activate wireless device (was Re: FC3 Sorry, have sound problems (sound card "detected" but no sound))

[VB]

--- VB <vboyt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- VB <vboyt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- jim lawrence <fedorajim at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > For the wireless  there is a how to at
> > > fedoranews.org
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://fedoranews.org/contributors/jim_lawrence/wireless/
> > >  <---follow
> > > > it to the point to where
> > > > you get the 3 rpms installed.  then go to this
> > > link
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://fedoranews.org/contributors/jim_lawrence/network_manager/
> > > to
> > > > finish it up.
> > > > --
> > > > 
> > > > Jim Lawrence
> > > > Registered Linux User: #376813
> > > >
> > 
> > Cannot activate wireless Intel PRO 2100 after
> > installing  ipw2100-1.0.0-27.1.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm,
> >
>
ipw2100-kmdl-2.6.10-1.770_14.rhfc3.at-1.0.0-27.1.rhfc3.at.i686.rpm,
> > and ipw2100-firmware-1.3-5.at.noarch.rpm then
> > following NetworkManager directions at
> >
>
http://fedoranews.org/contributors/jim_lawrence/network_manager/
> > 
> > lsmod:
> > 
> > ipw2100                76025  0
> > ieee80211              19525  1 ipw2100
> > ieee80211_crypt         6725  2
> > ieee80211_crypt_wep,ieee80211
> > 
> > 
> 
> Well I can activate the wireless device through
> NetworkManager. But I'm still having problems
> getting
> onto a WEP-enabled network.

Ok got onto a WEP network by changing the wireless
router to use a passphrase.  For some reason
NetworkManager would not let me use a 26 character
string for 'ASCII key' 


		
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