Can't get WEP to accept KEY

[Jim]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Jim wrote:
>   
>> Nils Kassube wrote:
>>     
>>> Jim wrote:
>>>       
>>>> The only thing in /etc/network/interfaces
>>>>
>>>> auto lo
>>>> iface lo inet loopback
>>>>
>>>> What would I put in file to indicate WEP key ?
>>>>         
>>> Does this help? <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=12045>
>>> First hit at google for "/etc/network/interfaces wep" (without
>>> quotes).
>>>       
>> I have the same setup and it's not making any difference,
>> knetworkManager is even seeing /etc/network/interfaces.
>>     
>
> OK, then there are still two other options I can think of.
>
> a) Uninstall knetworkmanager and install nm-applet (that is the equivalent 
> for Gnome).
>
> b) Install wicd instead of networkmanager.
>
> I know nm-applet works with Intrepid while I had problems with 
> knetworkmanager. However I can't tell you if it works with WEP because I 
> only use WPA2 here. And I don't have Intrepid installed so I can't test 
> it.
>
>
> Nils
>
>   
Thanks guys for your help, but I installed Fedora 10 on my  Eee 1000 
because they have a driver Rt2860 that works perfect and has a 
NetworkManager that works.