Hello folks. I have been trying out the various recipes around here trying to get this card running using Knoppix 4.0.2 on a Thinkpad A21m. It's for my home network that I already have windoze machines using.

After I do a "ifconfig eth0 up" I can then see the access point with a "iwlist eth0 scan". It does show the mode of the access point to be "Master"; I'm wondering if I should set eth0 to "Master" mode too? I've been leaving it "Managed"...

My wpa_supplicant.conf file looks (sorta) like this:

ctrl_interface=/home/knoppix/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
network={
ssid="MySSIDHere"
scan_ssid=1
#psk="MyPassphraseHere"
psk=hex representation of the passphrase
proto=WPA
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
group=TKIP
}

You might recognize the example on http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Wireless_Networking which I am using as a model.

The reason I can't give the exact code is that when I invoke wpa_supplicant, the entire system hangs (and I mean, even the clock stops!). Hmmm, I thought linux was supposed to be robust.

Anyway I invoked it with something like what was on the same page, i.e.:

wpa_supplicant -ddKt -i eth0 -c /home/knoppix/wpa_supplicant.conf -D madwifi

The last line of debug output was:
"Initializing interface (2) 'eth0' "

Anyone got any guesses, why the hang?

Also, does this version of Knoppix have the latest madwifi (is it madwifi_ng?), and how does one tell?

BTW, I saw this comment on a thread:
I have the Netgear WG511T and it works very well with Linux (Knoppix, Suse 9.3, Ubuntu 5.04). These steps assume that there is no security or encryption. WEP or WPA must be turned off at the wireless router/access point.. Once you get it to grab an IP address successfully, THEN you can enable WEP or WPA.
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...ghlight=wg511t

I'm not sure I get the point. I'm using dhcp, so every time I boot up it would want to grab a different IP address. Am I somehow supposed to log into my access point, turn the encryption off and on everytime I need a new IP? Seems awfully clumsy. How could I do that (for example) in an "Internet cafe"? Or do they run without encryption?

Thanks for any suggestions...