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  1. Bug #35474
  2. Comment #28

Comment 28 for bug 35474

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Rogério Theodoro de Brito (rbrito) wrote : Re: [Bug 35474] Re: Dapper - RT61 with wep key doesn't work

Hi, Matt.

On Jan 26 2007, Matt Grice wrote:
> I can confirm that the rt61pci module is borked in edgy.

Can you even use the rt* modules successfully, even without encryption?

> As above, two interfaces are created(wlan0 and wmaster0), the purpose
> of the latter is unclear.
>
> 'iwlist wlan0 scan' will find APs, but will not accept a WEP key (by
> 'iwconfig wlan0 enc XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' - iwconfig reports WEP: None)

Does this mean that you can actually use the card, even if it is without
encryption?

I couldn't manage to get it working (only with a dirty trick and
dapper's kernel, despite the whole system being upgraded to feisty).

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