debian 3.0 kernel 2.4.20 hostap wep problem

[Jeetendra Kumar]

Hi Paul,
Please check if you have hostap_crypt_wep.o module. Also check if you 
have hostap_crypt_wep.c in the source tree. Hope this helps,

Thanks,
Jeetendra

Paul Vanovertveld wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am using debian 3.0, from the testing tree I grabbed the 
> hostap-source. After compiling an new kernel, pcmcia-module and hostap 
> I am able to run my little AP. I am using a Netgear 401 PCMCIA Card 
> (Firmware 1.3.4) Everything works fine, but when I try to enable WEP I 
> get the following error
>
> # iwconfig wlan0 s:12345
> wlan0: could not initialize WEP: load module hostap_crypt_wep.o
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET faild on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
>
>
> This is strange, because on an W2k laptop WEP is working and when I 
> use the orinoco driver I am also able to use WEP.
> Any ideas? It is more than possible that I made something wrong :-)
>
>
> thanks in Advance
>
> Paul
>
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