ifconfig for WLAN using WEP

[Paul Schmehl]

--On Monday, December 20, 2004 11:21:01 AM -0600 Scott Bennett 
<bennett at cs.niu.edu> wrote:
>
>      I wasn't combining them.  Here's some background information:  the
> only "connected" interface at the time of the ifconfig shown above is the
> loopback.  The ethernet interface is "UP" but not physically connected to
> anything.  The wireless interface is not "UP" and not previously
> configured for anything.
>      As I wrote before, the problem is that *any* WEP-related terms given
> to the ifconfig command result in the error message being returned.
>
You'll get that error message if you try to use wep commands on a 
non-wireless interface.  I wonder if your system is detecting the wireless 
NIC and has the correct drivers for it?  fwe0 should be a ethernet over 
firewire interface.  What type of wireless NIC are you using?  Your 
wireless interface should be something like an0 or wi0, etc.

Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
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