Problem configuring wireless card in Ubuntu 8.04

modmidget · #1 November 2nd, 2009, 02:06 PM

I've been using Ubuntu 8.04 for a few years and had a good wireless connection until my hard drive died last week. Now I can't figure out how to re-configure my wireless card. When I go into the config manager it asks for my ssid, type of encryption (WEP), and a password. It does not ask for the WEP encryption key.

I went into a terminal window and typed lshw -C network. The results properly identified my wireless card with the Prism ISL3890 chipset.

Then I tried typing $ sudo iwconfig wmaster0 key s:my-hex-key but got an error message that says "unknown command s:my-hex-key" (I did use my correct 10 digit hex wep key).

I specifically bought this wireless card because it is Linux compatible and does not require NDISWRAPPER and it has been working very well with Ubuntu.

By the way, in config manager I tried entering my hex WEP key in the password box and rebooted but that didn't work.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ken

**kage** · #2 November 2nd, 2009, 03:29 PM

Can you post the output of "sudo iwconfig?"

Generally, the syntax for setting up wireless is:

Code:

sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid NETWORKNAME enc YOURHEXKEYHERE

modmidget · #3 November 3rd, 2009, 12:32 AM

It's fixed!!!!

I tried, one more time, entering the hex WEP encryption key as the the password in the Network Manger and rebooted. It worked. The last time I tried this I put a 0x in front of the WEP key and that didn't work.

Thanks for all the help.

Ken

Jaytee · #4 November 4th, 2009, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by modmidget

$ sudo iwconfig wmaster0 key s:my-hex-key

Is this command written correctly??

modmidget · #5 November 4th, 2009, 01:33 PM

I don't know. I'm not very good with the Linux commands, so that is a command I copied from somewhere. It didn't work so I tried some variations that also did not work.

At any rate, the wireless is working now and I'm a happy camper.

modmidget · #6 November 25th, 2009, 03:29 PM

Check this link, it may have a link to the Linksys drivers you are looking for.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/sh...t/3723/cat/144

**Jintan** · #7 December 7th, 2009, 12:15 AM

Sorry modmidget, that Linksys question post was a comment spammer bot post, so was removed.