Connecting to an OPEN / WEP WLAN (Manual IP Setup)

Note: replace [interface] with your interface name as required (e.g. eth1, wlan0, ath0 etc.) It may be necessary to run some packet capture software (e.g. Ethereal) to determine the IP addresses of both the Default Gateway and DNS servers.

1. iwconfig [interface] mode managed key [WEP key] (128 bit WEP use 26 hex characters, 64 bit WEP uses 10)
2. iwconfig [interface] essid “[ESSID]“
3. ifconfig [interface] [IP address] netmask [subnetmask]
4. route add default gw [IP of default gateway] (Configure your default gateway; usually the IP of the Access Point)
5. echo nameserver [IP address of DNS server]  >>  /etc/resolve.conf (Configure your DNS server)
6. ping www.bbc.co.uk (if you receive a reply you have access)