[ALUG] Network Manager and wpa_supplicant problems

[Barry Samuels]

I saw reference to Network Manager on this list recently and decided to  
try it on my laptop but cannot get it to work. I find the documentation  
incomprehensible and I've tried to blunder my way through the setup  
without luck.

My desktop also has a wireless card which can connect to the AP but  
it's normally connected by cable. I don't particularly want to use  
Network Manager on this.

I can use my laptop wireless with an 'ordinary' setup i.e. no Network  
Manager.

I'm running the latest Debian Etch/Testing.
I have a wireless enabled Thinkpad that uses the ipw2200 driver.
I'm running kernel 2.6.17.
My wireless access point is a Netgear WG602 which is set to use WEP.

Can I use Network Manager with this setup? Can anyone point me to a  
simple step by step guide to setting up Network Manager and  
wpa_supplicant. I think my stumbling block is wpa_supplicant.

You know the sort of guide:

1. Do this
2. Do that
3. Then do this

etc.

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