Bug 112031 – Assumes WEP is not needed if ESSID is forced

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description James Le Cuirot 2005-11-09 19:23:13 UTC]

If you force your ESSID in /etc/conf.d/wireless and that ESSID needs a WEP key, 
which you also specify with key_ESSID, that WEP key is ignored. The problem lies 
in the iwconfig_associate() function in /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/iwconfig. 
In baselayout-1.12.0_pre10, lines 342-345 disable the key because $4 
($wep_required) is not given when the function is called from line 776. Removing 
lines 342-345 solves the problem. If a key is given for an ESSID, I think it 
should be assumed that that key is necessary.

I then realised that I don't need to force my ESSID anyway. I used to have to 
but the very very latest madwifi driver seems to pick it up automatically now. 
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[Comment 1 Roy Marples (RETIRED) 2005-11-09 23:07:12 UTC]

Created attachment 72553 [details, diff]
fixes issue

[Comment 2 James Le Cuirot 2005-11-10 03:29:55 UTC]

Ah yep that's a better idea!

[Comment 3 Roy Marples (RETIRED) 2005-11-10 08:11:31 UTC]

Fixed in pre10-r1