Change wireless from eth0 to eth1?

[Dapper Dan]

I did this once in RedHat years ago but have forgotten how. Even if I remember, the method may not be the same in Slackware and I can't find out how after a lot of "googling"

My laptop's wireless PCMCIA card is at eth0. Since I didn't configure the modem, I guess that is where udev placed it(?)

When I try to commit /sbin/iwconfig eth0 I get a "Operation not permitted." I'm thinking this might be because the Orinico PCMCIA card is at eth0 instead of eth1.

How do I change this so my wireless card will be accessed through eth1 instead of eth0? Thanks.

[Dapper Dan]

Follow up:

/sbin/iwconfig eth0 commit
Error for wireless request "Commit changes" (8B00) :
    SET failed on device eth0 ; Operation not supported.

Would it matter where my wireless card is? Would I still get this error if it was at eth1? Am I getting this error because I'm running the 2.4 kernel? Would I be able to "commit" my iwconfig settings if I install the 2.6 kernel?

Any input appreciated.

[Flatline]

Are you using a WEP key? if so, you may have to set it in restricted mode (some cards seem to like this more than others):

iwconfig eth0 key restricted <WEP-KEY>

[Dapper Dan]

Thanks for the response Flatline. I tried that but I still get the same error. This may have nothing to do with eth0 vs. eth1 so I'm going to try it a different way in the Slackware help forum here. Thanks again.