2200BG 11mbit problem

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On SuSE 10.0, I experienced various problems with my Centrino Laptop and 802.11b routers. After a few googling I found a possible solution (in my case it was successful).

Login as root.

cd /etc/sysconfig/network/

Open with your favourite editor (you could use pico) the file ifcfg-wlan-id-[mac-address].

Add the line PREFER_WPA_SUPPLICANT='no'

Modify the line WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='shared' with WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='open'

A bit odd, but you should do that even if you configured your router to use shared authentication.

After rebooting, your connection to the router should work.