Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Wireless works with Knoppix CD but not Gentoo

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> > Ok, this must be a package version issue right?  Which packages should
> > I be examining?  I'm thinking wireless-tools.  Anything else?  What
> > file should I look at on the Knoppix disc to find out what version
> > it's running so I can match it on the Gentoo system?
> >
> > - Grant
> >
>
> Might be worth giving wpa_supplicant a shot instead of wireless-tools.
> It can replace wireless-tools as it supports WEP, no-encryption and WPA.
> I don't think that package versions would be the issue here but you
> never know.
>
> What "iwconfig" commands are you running ?
>
> Rob

I was originally using wpa_supplicant with this Airport and it wasn't
working.  John Jolet said:

"well, you DON'T use wpa_supplicant."

and I've been working with wireless-tools ever since.  I'm using:

ifconfig ath0 up
iwconfig ath0 essid Myessid
iwconfig ath0 key s:Mykey
pump -i ath0

I tried dhcpcd and it didn't work either.  Knoppix was using pump
sucessfully so I tried that with Gentoo as above.

Honestly, how could this not be a package versions issue?  The above
commands work on the Knoppix 4 DVD but not on up-to-date Gentoo.

- Grant

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