is the link/power light on your pcmcia card on when you plug it in, or is it stay off? John Logsdon wrote: > Ryan and list > > pcmcia set 0,1,6 off and 2,3,4,5 on. > > If I try to restart pcmcia, it obviously complains that pcmcia_core is > used by i82365,pcnet_cs,ds as I have another network card plugged in at > the moment so I can use the machine (the Tosh Portege 3490CT's other > network interface requires plugging the big dongle thing in so I use a > card). > > And while using the standard CentOS update solved the gpg problem, > > yum upgrade kde (for example) gave an error: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/yum", line 7, in ? > yummain.main(sys.argv[1:]) > File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 34, in main > locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '') > File "/usr/lib/python2.3/locale.py", line 381, in setlocale > return _setlocale(category, locale) > locale.Error: unsupported locale setting > > which may be entirely unconnected but is an error in the same area as the > strace indicated for the wireless card. I can post the strace if needed > but it is quite long. > > TIA > > John > > John Logsdon "Try to make things as simple > Quantex Research Ltd, Manchester UK as possible but not simpler" > j.logsdon at quantex-research.com a.einstein at relativity.org > +44(0)161 445 4951/G:+44(0)7717758675 www.quantex-research.com > > > On Mon, 23 May 2005, Ryan wrote: > > >>Does chkconfig have pcmcia in it? If so, what is it set to? >> >>John Logsdon wrote: >> >>>That seems a bit better so I can add the 128 bit WEP code. But for some >>>reason I still can't activate it. I get: >>> >>>SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable >>> >>>which does not point too far. >>> >>>I have checked that the atmel_cs module is installed (the card is a Belkin >>>F5D6020 rev 2). >>> >>>I have tried an strace and it seems to be looking for a file libc.mo in >>>/usr/share/locale/[en.UTF-8|en.utf8|en]/LC_MESSAGES but there is one in >>>/usr/share/local/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES and pretty nearly every other locale >>>which are all in glibc-common. >>> >>>I guess this is because I switched from en_US to en_GB when I installed - >>>ie I unchecked US English. I don't seem to recall having this problem >>>with other machines although this is the first one that I have tried >>>to use wireless with... >>> >>>I tried changing LANG to be en and I get the same result although the >>>strace now fails rather earlier. >>> >>>So it seems at least that I should reinstall en=en_US but I am not >>>convinced that this will solve the problem. And where is it anyway? I >>>can't see it in any of the CentOS4 rpms - I have been through all 1404 of >>>them. It seems to be installed from somewhere when you set up CentOS4. >>>Surely I don't have to reinstall? >>> >>>Clues? >>> >>>TIA >>> >>>John >>>John Logsdon "Try to make things as simple >>>Quantex Research Ltd, Manchester UK as possible but not simpler" >>>j.logsdon at quantex-research.com a.einstein at relativity.org >>>+44(0)161 445 4951/G:+44(0)7717758675 www.quantex-research.com >>> >>> >>>On Mon, 23 May 2005, ryan wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>system-config-network from the commandline brings up a GUI that you can >>>>enter in the WEP key for. You do not need to upgrade to KDE 3.4 for this. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>What do people recommend? >>>> >>>>My recommendation is to use a different included GUI tool than kwifi >>>>(system-config-network). Instructions are here: >>>>http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/rhel-sag-en-4/s1-network-config-wireless.html >>>> >>>>You can also edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (or whatever >>>>your LAN card is) directly, but if you have never done this before, I'd say >>>>use the GUI. >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "John Logsdon" <j.logsdon at quantex-research.com> >>>>To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> >>>>Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:25 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS4, KDE3.3 and 128 WEP >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Folks >>>>> >>>>>My concern is not so much just how good or bad WEP is - and I agree that >>>>>it is much better to use ssh or a vpn tunnel. Until 802.11i is fully >>>>>implemented, standard wireless is always going to be very easy to hack by >>>>>a sniffing geekster. >>>>> >>>>>The problem is that there are quite a lot other machines on the network >>>>>that have been configured with WEP128. I don't use DHCP and I have MAC >>>>>filtering enabled so that is some protection. Unconfiguring all those >>>>>machines will be a pain and as some of them are WinDroze XPoor, almost >>>>>certainly to fall over. >>>>> >>>>>OK - maybe the solution is to upgrade to KDE3.4. There are comments about >>>>>128 WEP in the 3.4 kdenetwork package. And is KDE3.4 already stable >>>>>enough to be included? What do people recommend? Has anyone upgraded to >>>>>3.4? >>>>> >>>>>Another issue is where is the gpg public key repository for CentOS4? >>>>> >>>>>So my problem remains. At the moment I am using a regular wired >>>>>connection but that means that the garden is out of bounds and it is nice >>>>>and sunny today here in Manchester ... :-) >>>>> >>>>>Best wishes >>>>> >>>>>John >>>>> >>>>>John Logsdon "Try to make things as simple >>>>>Quantex Research Ltd, Manchester UK as possible but not simpler" >>>>>j.logsdon at quantex-research.com a.einstein at relativity.org >>>>>+44(0)161 445 4951/G:+44(0)7717758675 www.quantex-research.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Sun, 22 May 2005, Ryan wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I disagree with this assessment. >>>>>> >>>>>>WPA-PSK is not much more secure than 128-bit WEP, since its passphrases >>>>>>vulnerable to common dictionary attacks. Worse, linux has poor WPA >>>>>>support - not every wifi card supported by linux has WPA support. >>>>>> >>>>>>Also, many non-computer devices (wireless webcams, etc) only have WEP as >>>>>>an option. >>>>>> >>>>>>Use system-config-network , not kwifi, and you should be able to use WEP >>>>>>with no problem. Also, consider turning OFF DHCP, turning the AP off >>>>>>when you aren't using it, and enabling MAC filtering. >>>>>> >>>>>>If you are really concerned about security, consider using an SSH or VPN >>>>>>tunnel to encrypt data between laptops and a wired router/server. >>>>>> >>>>>>For some information on WPA-PSK weaknesses: >>>>>>http://wifinetnews.com/archives/002452.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>system-config-network requires you enter in "0x" bbefore the key. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Maciej Zenczykowski wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>You can skip wep128 or wep64 or any other wep for that matter, >>>>>>>currently a standard notebook with a supported wireless card running >>>> >>>>linux >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>can passively break through wep64/wep128 encryption within 10-30 >>>>>>>minutes, switching to active mode can break through the encryption >>>>>>>within 3-5 minutes. Simply put, encryption of the WEP kind is no >>>> >>>>longer >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>worth the bother. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Just look around on google, he's a quote I found: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Department: Here's a demo of the FBI, using commonly available and >>>> >>>>openly >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>documented hardware & software to crack WEP 128-bit security in three >>>>>>>minutes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article111-page1.php >>>>>>> >>>>>>>The needed utilites can be freely downloaded of the internet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Cheers, >>>>>>>MaZe. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On Sun, 22 May 2005, John Logsdon wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>CentOS4 standard installation. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I see that KwifiManager doesn't support 128 bit WEP which I need for >>>>>>>>other >>>>>>>>machines on the network, which is a bit of a blow - and rather >>>> >>>>surprising >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>really as security should be quite a consideration on an enterprise >>>> >>>>level >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>system (NB RH!). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Is there a workaround? An alternative way of configuring my Belkin >>>>>>>>F5D6020 ver 2 card? eg a cvs download that I can get and copy via a >>>>>>>>stick? Or how to do it manually? I have tried regressing kdenetwork >>>> >>>>but >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>that doesn't include kwifimanager at all. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Ideas? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>TIA >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>John >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>John Logsdon "Try to make things as >>>> >>>>simple >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>Quantex Research Ltd, Manchester UK as possible but not >>>> >>>>simpler" >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>j.logsdon at quantex-research.com a.einstein at relativity.org >>>>>>>>+44(0)161 445 4951/G:+44(0)7717758675 www.quantex-research.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>CentOS mailing list >>>>>>>>CentOS at centos.org >>>>>>>>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>CentOS mailing list >>>>>>>CentOS at centos.org >>>>>>>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>CentOS mailing list >>>>>>CentOS at centos.org >>>>>>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>CentOS mailing list >>>>>CentOS at centos.org >>>>>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>CentOS mailing list >>>>CentOS at centos.org >>>>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>CentOS mailing list >>>CentOS at centos.org >>>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>CentOS mailing list >>CentOS at centos.org >>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >