[SOLVED] Two wireless environments, one laptop

Use MEPIS network tools to set to automatic. Maybe you need to reboot. Then launch menu > internet > connection > knetworkmanager

Click the icon in the systray and pick the network to connect to. Knetworkmanager will save the password in Kwallet, so you may need to give a password for that.

Whenever you are in an area where a known network is found, Knetworkmanager should connect automatically. However, some cards do not work well. Some people have more luck with wifi-radar.

For full info: http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/Wireless_connection

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Thanks for the tips. I didn't realize that going to automatic would allow the knetworkmanager to work (I kept seeing "no devices found" prior). Once I switched to auto, all the wireless APs showed up. Very cool!

Now my issue is I can't connect to the corporate network using WEP. I enter the SSID, select WEP, enter the key, and it tries to connect, it pauses for about 30 seconds at 57%, then quickly finishes. When done, it once again presents me the screen to enter the WEP key. If I enter the WEP key again and hit OK, the dialog simply goes away. I never get an IP address.

I then tried wifi-radar. I configured it the same way. Upon clicking "Connect", it says it connected, says it obtained an IP address, and everything appears to be fine. But an IP isn't assigned (/sbin/ifconfig).

As a sanity check, I went back to Windows to ensure the wireless network was up. Unfortuntately, Windows connected right away.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

-Craig

do you enter the key as passphrase or as hex key? You can choose different types of keys in the drop down box above the input field where you enter the key. Play with those.

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Thanks again for pointing out that there are more options than just "WEP". It was a hex string. After selecting the correct choice, it now works perfectly.

-Craig