[hardy] networkmanager and WEP, and general questions

Nils Kassube kassube at gmx.net
Sat Apr 5 21:12:47 UTC 2008


Francisco Borges wrote:
>  I have a Intel wireless card, and I can connect to wireless networks

Which Intel wireless card? I think I saw someone with an IPW3945 having 
problems.

> which are (i) protected with WPA2,
>   (ii) unprotected.
>
> But so far, using Hardy, I simply cannot connect to a WEP protected
> network.
>
> 1. Could anyone using a intel wireless card confirm if it can or
> cannot connect to a WEP network?

I'm using Knetworkmanager - does that count? And with Knetworkmanager and 
my IPW2200 card I can connect to a WEP network.

> 2. Other than that, which are the alternatives to NetworkManager for
> wireless connection?

Knetworkmanager, Wicd <http://wicd.sourceforge.net/>, probably others.


Nils




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