Error for wireless request “Set Encode” (8B2A) :

[Dirne]

Hi,

I’m a Linux newbie with some wireless network problems. My wireless network is working fine when I don’t use the password protection option. But when I’m trying to set up a wireless connection with password protection using this command: ‘iwconfig eth0 essid APname key s:password’,
I get this error:
Error for wireless request “Set Encode” (8B2A) :
SET failed on device eth0 ; Argument list too long.

I get the same error if I try entering a password in hex.

Laptop:
Software:
Fedora Core 4
Wireless Adapter:
Intersil PRISM2 11 Mbps Wireless Adapter
Driver:
orinoco_cs

[code_astronomer]

Hi,
Im a complete noob with Fedora so Im not sure what to suggest, but you could always try splitting the commands:

iwconfig eth0 essid APname
iwconfig eth0 key password

[Dirne]

Weird! That actually works, at least with hex-codes. I haven’t been able to test it with a normal code yet.

Thanks

[Dirne]

Is it possible to make some kind of batch or python file containing the iwconfig commands? It would be a lot easier to execute one file once booted, instead of typing those damn commands each time I reboot.

[code_astronomer]

If you look in: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ you should find a config file that you can add your details to.
it would probably be called something like: ifcfg-eth0 for you I think. That should get loaded at boot time and so you wont have to re-enter any settings. Thats how mine works. (literally got mine working today)

[Dirne]

K, that sounds nice. But if I wanted to make such a file, could you tell me what it would look like?

I could really use that knowledge for other purposes as well.

[code_astronomer]

In Fedora, you can add commands to the .bashrc file thats (hidden) in your home folder. You can basically add commands to it like you would if you were in a terminal...I think. Please dont quote me on that haha.