Hello i saw your posting on the site http://sisyphus.iocaine.com/pipermail/hostap/2003-July/003621.html. In your iwconfig output there is the option "security mode". Encryption key:7465-7374-00 Security mode:open I habe a orinoco silver wlan card and would like the security mode as well. But i don't succeed. Maybe you can tell how you did that? Thanks ANgela