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

[Rick Stevens]

VB wrote:
> --- 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' 

Did you specify 256-bit encryption (needed for a 26-character ASCII
key)?
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