On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:13:46 -0600 Jack <jackofdiamond...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I recently installed a base-install of Debian linux on an old laptop. > I have a netgear WG511T wifi pci card, which I was successful in > installing the madwifi drivers for. I'm almost certain that the > drivers are working fine, because I am able to use my card and scan > for wireless networks. > > I'm not sure if I'm just setting this up wrong (I'm still new to > linux), or if something else is wrong, but my problem is this: I use > ifconfig to assign an IP address to wlan0, iwconfig to set the ssid > and key, and then I add a route to the gateway > > ifconfig wlan0 192.168.2.138 up > iwconfig wlan0 essid "<My network ssid>" key <My hexadecimal WEP key> > route add default gw 192.168.2.1 At this point, what is the output of 'iwconfig wlan0'? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org