Connecting to WEP w/ KEY

[Grimmer]

I'm able to successfully connect to my unsecured 2.4 AP with no problem at all (both with dhclient & static IP).

However, when I put a key on my AP, the ifconfig wlan0 and iwconfig wlan0 LOOKS like I'm associated to the AP w/ the proper key, IP & ESSID, but I get no connection. Even Pinging 192.168.1.1 timesout.

These are the commands I'm using

ifconfig wlan0 down
iwconfig wlan0 essid mynetwork key s:mypw
ifconfig wlan0 up
dhclient wlan0

OR

ifconfig wlan0 down
ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.5
iwconfig wlan0 essid mynetwork key s:mypw
ifconfig wlan0 up

Neither works with the key (but they do work w/ an unsecured network).

I'll route the route cmd and get a blank display. I figure, "hey, lemme try to add a default gw" so I do:
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
but I get the error msg that the gw is inaccessible.

What am I doing wrong?

[demonboy]

try using the connection manager under internet... and when u do tht there should be a drop down menu that says wpa change that to wep or w/e encryption u r using and make sure its the correct 1 or ur password will not work

[gunrunr]

have you tried using wicd and typing in the hex for the wep and connecting that way?

if you want to use console
iwconfig wlan0 essid fbi_van
iwconfig wlan0 channel 6
iwconfig wlan0 key 000e34567898
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed

one other question, when you run dhclient does your card receive an answer from the ap?