Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5

[Gene Heskett <gene heskett verizon net>]

On Friday 28 April 2006 05:17, kraekan westnet com au wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I saw this problem with FC5 Test 3 I think it was. I have just
>installed FC5 and I see the same thing again. I have a Dell Inspiron
>8600, Intel IPW2200. The system is fully updated and I am using the
>wireless gear that come with the kernel, git-1.0.8.
>
>I am using a wep ASCII key and a D-Link AP. Previous version of FC
>and NetworkManager haven't presented any problems.
>
>Viewing the command iwconfig while NetworkManager tries to connect it
>doesn't appear to set the key to restricted. I can set it while NM
>connects and everything then works OK.
>
>Attached is the output from running NM with the no daemon option.

I think the mailing list server ate your attachment.

I too am having a rough time getting NM to work, but I just discovered 
that FC5 doesn't by default enable wpa_supplicant, which AIUI, has to 
do with key negotiations.  It might be enlightening to do a "chkconfig 
--list wpa_supplicant".

>If there is anything further I can do to help please let me know.
>
>Regards,
>
>Robert.
>
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: dcbw redhat com
>>To: jlagrue gmail com
>>Subject: Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5
>>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:53:08 -0400
>>
>>>On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 20:30 +0100, John Lagrue wrote:
>>>> I have been using NM on Fedora since it first came out, but since
>>
>>I
>>
>>>> upgraded to Fedora Core 5 I cannor use it to connect to my
>>
>>wireless
>>
>>>> network.
>>>>
>>>> When I log in it asks for the WEP key (whereas it always knew it
>>
>>in
>>
>>>> the past!), and when I select WEP 40/Hex and type in my hex key -
>>
>>it
>>
>>>> refuses to connect.
>>>>
>>>> If I stop NM and issue these iw config commands , then it always
>>>> works.
>>>>
>>>>                  /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid <my essid>
>>>>                  /sbin/ifup wlan0
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>Can you post the contents of your /var/log/messages where
>>
>>NetworkManager
>>
>>>logs it's actions?  That should help debugging.  Also, what wireless
>>>card and driver are you using?
>>>
>>>Dan
>>>
>>>
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