can't activate wireless

[Jim]

ok   mac filtering Disable for now   
wep encryption in play
sssid  not Broadcasted



On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 14:29:31 -0500, Chris Ruprecht <chrisr at ruprecht.org> wrote:
> <smile>
> Jim,
> 
> No, it's not looking for a cable - this just means that it can not
> connect to the AP - in the 'wired' sense, that would mean that your
> network cable is disconnected/broken or something like that. In the
> 'wireless' sense, this means that your link between the client machine
> and your AP isn't working.
> 
> Please check your WEP and MAC filtering settings on the AP (= Access
> Point, aka Wireless Router for home users).
> 
> Best regards,
> Chris
> 
> On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 14:18 -0500, Jim wrote:
> > On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 14:01:05 -0500, Chris Ruprecht <chrisr at ruprecht.org> wrote:
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > you can ignore that error.
> > >
> > > if it can not determine the correct IP address (DHCP) then you could
> > > have one of these issues:
> > >
> > > 1. The AP (Access Point) you are connecting to has MAC address filtering
> > > switched on and your card's MAC address is not listed in the AP's table.
> > > 2. The Wireless Network is using encryption and your machine isn't set
> > > up with the same password.
> > > 3. The Wireless Network is not using encryption but you have it set up
> > > on your machine.
> > > 4. The Wireless Network is using another type of authentication method
> > > that you don't have.
> > > 5. There is no DHCP server defined to be used on your network.
> > > 6. If this is not your own Wireless Network, talk to the administrator
> > > of that network.
> > >
> > > If this is your home network, please set up the AP properly and then set
> > > up the client machine (your laptop, I presume) accordingly.
> > > Also make sure that you are actually talking to the AP you want to talk
> > > to and not to some neighbor's AP - who has his own encryption and MAC
> > > filtering set up (hopefully).
> > >
> > > And when you have everything working, set up the AP to be a closed
> > > network, so you don't broadcast "Hello, here I am, please come and try
> > > to hack into me" all over the place.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2005-01-01 at 13:47 -0500, Jim wrote:
> > > > when i try to activate my wireless card i get this
> > > > Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :
> > > >     SET failed on device eth1 ; Operation not supported.
> > > >
> > > > Determining IP information for eth1...
> > > >
> > > > Specs
> > > > intel 2200bg wireless
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > James Lawrence
> > > > Rochester NY
> > >
> > > --
> > > Don't ask me nothin' about nothin' - I might just tell you the
> > > truth ...
> > >                                          Bob Dylan
> > >
> > >
> > chris,
> > ok i have my home network set up to be closed, thought i had my cnfg
> > file correct for my wirerless card   maybe not
> > here is another error
> > Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) :
> >     SET failed on device eth1 ; Operation not supported.
> >
> > Determining IP information for eth1... failed; no link present.  Check
> > cable?  <--weird
> >
> > why is it looking for a cable?
> >
> --
> Don't ask me nothin' about nothin' - I might just tell you the
> truth ...
>                                          Bob Dylan
> 
> 





-- 
James Lawrence
Rochester NY