Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5

[Joseph Harnish <bigjoe1008 gmail com>]

wpa_supplicant only starts when you attempt to make a connection or
scan.  

To see it in action run wpa_cli as root.  Then try and connect to an
access point using NetworkManager.  the wpa_cli will first say failed to
connect to the wpa_supplicant daemon but then it will connect when
NetworkManager needs it.  If it successfully makes the connection it
will stay running, else it shuts it down.

I believe that NetworkManager starts wpa_supplicant it configures
everything via a communication socket that Dan and others completed in
wpa_supplicant.  So when NetworkManager starts wpa_supplicant it will
tell it which network interface to run it against.  

--Joe


On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 07:58 +0800, kraekan westnet com au wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> Thanks for the reply. I have re-attached the file in case in didn't
> get through.
> 
> >
> >---- Original Message ----
> >From: gene heskett verizon net
> >To: networkmanager-list gnome org
> >Subject: Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5
> >Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:59:48 -0400
> >
> >>On Friday 28 April 2006 05:17, kraekan westnet com au wrote:
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>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".
> 
> Checking that, wpa_supplicant is not enabled but starting it fails. 
> It seems to be looking for wlan0. I can't believe you need to
> configure 
> wpa_supplicant though? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of
> NetworkManager!
> 
> The problem I see is that the _key_ gets set OK but the _restricted
> mode_ does
> not. NetworkManager appears to forget that it's been told to you the
> shared key
> rather than open key.
> 
> I can actually set it with "iwconfig eth1 key restricted" while its
> connecting and
> the connection will then work fine. Hope that's clearer.
> 
> >>
> >>>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
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> Regards,
> 
> Robert.
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