I searched here before I posted but didn't find a post which is in this list. It is included somewhat down in the list.
I searched the Debian forums particularly for 128 bit stuff and did not find anything.
In the interests of helping the cause, here are a lot of links from around the web that may be somewhat tangential to the situation. I have only included returns which discussed Debian.
However, for whatever reason, it looks as if it just isn't fixable at this particular time.
Not Knoppix's fault, apparently the situation is with Debian itself.
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/370
http://wiki.openwrt.org/oldwiki/open...wifiencryption
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy
http://weplab.sourceforge.net/
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...e/ch05.en.html
http://www.phparchitecture.com/howto...p?id=3&showall
http://www.debiantutorials.org/wirel...linux-etch-213
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/lo...hDecision=-203
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=42150
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2096961/Wi...N-Security-FAQ
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...dapter-366661/
http://www.fmepnet.org/debian_pptp.html
http://lug.wsu.edu/wireless
http://www.patoche.org/alone/info/t23.html
http://www.ctunion.com/node/77
http://www.faughnan.com/wirelesshome.html
The link below included this little item about a shell script for Debian, which I have no clue about but thought maybe someone might;
http://gabston-howell.org/wl/2006/06...woes-reloaded/· Other: linux-2.6.8-gentoo kernel, ndiswrapper 0.10.Kept having kernel panic (interrupt-related) upon module load until I set CONFIG_PCI_MSI=y (and unset CONFIG_4KSTACKS, just in case.) Also, used “ndiswrapper -i LSTINDS.INF” (NOT lsbcmnds.inf). Works with 64 and 128-bit WEP. Sometimes need to repeat config info (and commit) repeatedly, else driver & card will ignore requested setup. Also works with Gentoo 2.6.9-r9, ndiswrapper 0.12 and drivers that came from CD.
· NEW USER NOTE 12/30/05 by -JSK-: I had lots of problems getting the settings to take with this card and the above Windows driver. I finally found that the settings were timing and order dependent. Here is how I got the card to stick in Managed mode with 128 bit WEP and open authentication:
· ifconfig wlan0 essid $ESSID mode ad-hoc
· sleep 1
· iwconfig wlan0 key $KEY open
· sleep 1
· iwconfig wlan0 key open
· iwconfig wlan0 key on
· sleep 3
· iwconfig wlan0 essid $ESSID mode managed
· sleep 1
· iwconfig wlan0 key $KEY open
· sleep 1
· iwconfig wlan0 key open
· sleep 15
· ifconfig $DESIRED_IP_MASK_BROADCAST_ETC up
· I know it’s a hack, but this script works every single time for me. Before, life was miserable.
On debian, you can put this in a shell script and add a “pre-up” line in your interfaces file instead of using the “wireless” options. YMMV.
· Other: Working fine on Ubuntu Breezy Badger (kernel 2.6.12) using ndiswrapper 1.9 / ndiswrapper-utils 1.7 and lstinds.inf driver. –Johnmxl 10:45, 13 February 2006 (PST)
This from the forum here:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=106317
This one has “part” of a review that is to the effect of enabling nonfree repos for a Belkin usb wireless.
http://www.pricespider.com/Wireless-...0-p178166.html
this is an OLD thread but has some stuff that I kind of recognized:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lapto.../msg00216.html
This is a brand new thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/linux...939a1127?pli=1
http://osdir.com/ml/drivers.atmel-wl.../msg00007.html
Well, I'm gonna quit, this is down through 8 pages of a Google search, hope it might help someone smarter than me!
woodsmoke