On Tue, September 5, 2006 3:38 am, Puneit Singh wrote:
I had a talk with the system administrator. He told me that he has set the wireless configuration to 64 bit WEP passphrase on channel 8. He also told me that he doesn't clearly remember thing so he asked me to meet him again on Friday as that day he will show me the entire configuration.
If you are not using KWallet and he's using WEP, then here's what you need to do to connect. (This is the same as my home network.) Click on the KNetwork icon in the system tray. This should bring up a list of networks available. Select the one you are trying to connect to. You then need to switch the passphrase type prior to typing in the passphrase. The passphrase type will be listed in "Use Encryption" and be one of several settings depending on your configuration. For example, here at work, I have "WPA Personal" and "WPA Enterprise" available. At home, I have 64 bit ASCII, 128 bit ASCII and HEX (not the rock band) available. I'm sure there are others to discover. (Wardriving anyone?) Here at work, I use the "WPA Personal" selection and at home I use the "64 bit ASCII" selection. These, I've found, equate roughly to what your router configuration has available.
Now, my question is, since I am unable to connect, and I have an appointment with him; what should I look for. He is having little knowledge of Linux and operates a windows machine.
This is irrelevant for your situation. He just needs to be able to tell you the network type the WEP/WPA passphrase and what encryption is being used. You can then make the selection. Even my Wintendo laptop has these selections available.
What exactly happens is that when I select the desired wireless ESSID, the Knetwork manager progresses to 58 % where it says committing ip configuration and exits. Sometimes, it even exits at 27% where it says configuring the device.
Yeah, basically that is KNetwork manager telling you that you're SOL and you are not getting on the network. Keep in mind, too, that many WiFi networks are also locked down to only utilize certian MAC addresses. (Both my work WiFi and my home WiFi employ this added layer.) If this is the case, your admin will need to add your MAC into his list. Oh, and don't forget to give him a 10.1 Live DVD. Tell him to come to the dark side...we have cookies! Good luck!! -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request