[Madwifi-users] MadWifi Home Page Update!?!

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Hi Greg & Sam,

Would it be possible to bother one of you two to put a link on the 
sourceforge site to these to locations:

Matt Foster's MadWifi FAQ:
http://www.mattfoster.clara.co.uk/madwifi-faq.htm

Richard <Don't Know Last name>'s MadWifi Wiki
http://madwifiwiki.thewebhost.de/wiki/FrontPage

The Wiki hasn't seen much use, I think in part because nobody knows it is 
there. The FAQ is definatly a good idea. While Matt is willing to donate 
bandwidth and diskspace we should probably abuse hi.... I mean use his 
contribution for all it is worth   ;0)    (Thanks Matt)

Cheers,
Silas Bennett

>From: Matt Foster <mat...@cl...>
>To: silas bennett <spi...@ho...>
>Subject: Re: [Madwifi-users] Anyone using Wep successfully?
>Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 23:20:17 +0100
>
>Silas,
>
>Thanks very much, I've incorporated your changes. Its really encouraging
>to see peoples enthusiasm for the FAQ, and it seems to be working.
>The one thing I have to say though, is that most of the answers
>come from you!
>
>Have you any ideas about how we can help people find the page? The only
>way people will find it at the moment is by searching the archives. In
>my experience, things take a while to get into google.
>
>Anyway, thanks for you help. I need to sleep now :)
>
>Matt
>
>Quoting silas bennett (spi...@ho...):
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > Your words with a few minor corrections/clairifications:
> >
> > If you have trouble with iwconfig when using WEP, specificly if you 
>can't
> > set the ESSID or associate with an AP, then it may be the order in which
> > you are issuing
> > the iwconfig commands. Silas Bennett recommends the following order:
> >
> > iwconfig ath0 key XXXXXXXXXX
> > iwconfig ath0 ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
> > iwconfig ath0 channel X
> > iwconfig ath0 essid foobar
> > iwconfig ath0 rate XXMB
> >
> > If you use debian, then the interfaces (in /etc/networks/interfaces
> > used by ifup) commands would similarly be:
> >
> > reless_key XXXXXXXXXX
> > wireless_ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
> > wireless_channel X
> > wireless_essid foobar
> > wireless_rate XXMB
> >
> > Where all of the Xs and 'foobar's are replaced by relevant values  ;)
> >
> > All of the values can be used in ifupdown-roam's 'lifaces'. Silas also 
>says
> > the it is not normally necessary to put the lines after:
> >
> > iwconfig ath0 ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
> >
> > since the channel, essid and rate are set automatically on a sucsessful
> > association with an AP. Also note that you /can't/ copy the second set 
>of
> > commands into RedHat's config files verbatim, they are debian specific.
> >
> > More information can be found in the archives here
> > 
><http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=3220174&forum_id=33958>.
> >
> >
> > You may need to run spell check on my modifications. I never have and
> > probably never will claim to be an excellent speller (Damn that webster
> > guy!!!!). Also feel free to change formating as nessasary.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Silas Bennett
> >
> >
> > =0)
> >
> >
> > >From: Matt Foster <mat...@cl...>
> > >To: silas bennett <spi...@ho...>
> > >Subject: Re: [Madwifi-users] Anyone using Wep successfully?
> > >Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 22:44:31 +0100
> > >
> > >Hi Silas,
> > >
> > >This is what I think I'll add to the FAQ, but before I do, please tell
> > >me if its right:
> > >
> > >If you have trouble with WEP, in that you can't bring up the interface
> > >on the first few tries then it may be the order in which you are 
>issuing
> > >the iwconfig commands. Silas Bennett recommends the following order:
> > >iwconfig ath0 key XXXXXXXXXX
> > >iwconfig ath0 ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
> > >iwconfig ath0 channel X
> > >iwconfig ath0 essid foobar
> > >iwconfig ath0 rate XXMB
> > >
> > >If you use debian, then the interfaces (in /etc/networks/interfaces
> > >used by ifup) commands would similarly be:
> > >reless_key XXXXXXXXXX
> > >wireless_ap XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
> > >wireless_channel X
> > >wireless_essid foobar
> > >wireless_rate XXMB
> > >
> > >Where all of the Xs and 'foobar's are replaced by relevant values. All
> > >of the values can be used in ifupdown-roam's 'lifaces'. Silas also says
> > >the it is not normally necessary to put the lines after 'iwconfig ath0 
>ap
> > >XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX' since the channel, essid and rate are set
> > >automatically. Also note that you /can't/ copy the second set of
> > >commands into RedHat's config files verbatim, they are debian specific.
> > >
> > >More information can be found in the archives here
> > 
> ><http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=3220174&forum_id=33958>.
> > >Think thats ok?
> > >
> > >cheers,
> > >
> > >Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >Quoting silas bennett (spi...@ho...):
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hello Matt,
> > >>
> > >> Perhaps we should add this to the FAQ!?!
> > >>
> > >> =0)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hello Alex,
> > >>
> > >> Yes I have WEP working, in fact I had (past tense) WEP working on 
>that
> > >> particluar PCMCIA card (I ditched it because I wasn't happy with 
>range,
> > >and
> > >> it didn't have an external antenna connector). Many others and myself
> > >have
> > >> experience the problem with iwconfig. The awnser is here in the
> > >archives:
> > >>
> > >>
> > 
> >http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=3220174&forum_id=33958
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Silas Bennett
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> =0)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >From: Alex Malinovich <dem...@th...>
> > >> >To: mad...@li...
> > >> >Subject: [Madwifi-users] Anyone using WEP successfully?
> > >> >Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 20:57:00 -0500
> > >> >
> > >> >Has anyone gotten WEP to work successfully for them? I'm using my
> > >> >linksys A+G card with a linksys G router/ap and I can get a regular
> > >> >connection working just fine. However, if I set the AP to use WEP 
>and
> > >> >then try to configure my card for it using iwconfig it doesn't work.
> > >> >I've never successfully been able to set an essid using iwconfig.
> > >Either
> > >> >it gets automatically set by the broadcast from the AP or it doesn't
> > >get
> > >> >set at all. I set up the AP to only use 1 key (64 bit) and no
> > >> >passphrase, and after using iwconfig to set the key, nothing 
>happens.
> > >> >The key usually (though not always) gets set (at least according to
> > >> >iwconfig) and then I get no connection. Any ideas?
> > >> >
> > >> >--
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