Wallstreet Wireless (more info regarding problem)

[Longman, Bill]

Brian, did you get this working?

This looks to me like the two units do not have the same key. What does
"ifconfig eth1" show you? You should compare its output with iwconfig
output. If ifconfig says it configured and iwconfig says it's configured,
it's probably an issue with matching keys.

Try keys of this nature:

iwconfig eth1 key abad-c0de-11

but use "abadc0de11" in your access point.

BTW - 40bit = 64bit as far as WEP is concerned.

Bill

> Okay, I tried it at 64bit encryption (I am using a Netgear 
> MR814 router, 
> which only allows disabled/64/128 so I can't fumble with the 
> bit amount 
> too much)  but anyway, here's what it looks like when my 
> connection is 
> unsecure yet working:
> 
> eth1      IEEE 802.11-DS  ESSID:"9815"  
> Nickname:"localhost.localdomain"
>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462GHz  Access Point: 
> 00:09:5B:D5:E3:10
>           Bit Rate:11Mb/s   Tx-Power=15 dBm   Sensitivity:1/3
>           Retry limit:4   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
>           Encryption key:off
>           Power Management:off
>           Link Quality:48/92  Signal level:-45 dBm  Noise 
> level:-93 dBm
>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:5575
>           Tx excessive retries:17  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
> 
> And when I try to get the connection to work specifying the ESSID and 
> the key (at 64bits) I get this in /var/log/messages:
> 
> Jul 14 15:54:17 localhost dhclient: receive_packet failed on eth1: 
> Network is down
> Jul 14 15:54:17 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 
> 192.168.0.1 
> port 67
> Jul 14 15:54:17 localhost dhclient: send_packet: Network is 
> unreachable
> Jul 14 15:54:17 localhost dhclient: send_packet: please 
> consult README 
> file regarding broadcast address.
> Jul 14 15:54:17 localhost dhclient: receive_packet failed on eth1: 
> Network is down
> Jul 14 15:54:22 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 
> 192.168.0.1 
> port 67
> Jul 14 15:54:22 localhost dhclient: send_packet: Network is 
> unreachable
> Jul 14 15:54:22 localhost dhclient: send_packet: please 
> consult README 
> file regarding broadcast address.
> Jul 14 15:54:34 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 
> 192.168.0.1 
> port 67
> Jul 14 15:54:34 localhost dhclient: send_packet: Network is 
> unreachable
> Jul 14 15:54:34 localhost dhclient: send_packet: please 
> consult README 
> file regarding broadcast address.
> Jul 14 15:55:10 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 
> 192.168.0.1 
> port 67
> Jul 14 15:55:10 localhost dhclient: send_packet: Network is 
> unreachable
> Jul 14 15:55:10 localhost dhclient: send_packet: please 
> consult README 
> file regarding broadcast address.
> 
> It then continues to connect to my neighbor's unsecure network.
> 
> if anyone could give me ANY insight into the problem I'd 
> appreciate it!
> 
> -Brian Whitesides
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