Re: .6.4 on fc5 and doesn't do anything

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 03:39 -0400, Saikat Guha wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 21:47 -0500, John H. wrote: 
> > I just started using networkmanager tonight in gnome, and it sees
> > local networks, but can't do ANYTHING.
> 
> I had the same problem -- it was because of an update to wpa_supplicant.
> 
> Rolling back to the older wpa_supplicant-0.4.8-10.fc5.i386.rpm fixed the
> problem.
> 
> The version of supplicant where the problem appears is
> wpa_supplicant-0.4.9-13.fc5.at

Where did you get that version of wpa_supplicant from?  It's missing the
AP_SCAN patch, which is why its failing with NM.  The latest
wpa_supplicant for FC-5 updates is wpa_supplicant-0.4.8-10.fc5, which
works.

Dan

> 
> The relevant syslog messages are:
> 
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) started...
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1/wireless): access point 'linksys' is unencrypted, no key needed.
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    SUP: sending
> command 'INTERFACE_ADD eth1
> wext    /var/run/wpa_supplicant '
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    SUP: response
> was 'OK'
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    SUP: sending
> command 'AP_SCAN 1'
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    SUP: response
> was 'UNKNOWN COMMAND'
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <WARNING>
> nm_utils_supplicant_request_with_check ():
> supplicant_send_network_config: supplicant error for 'AP_SCAN 1'.
> Response: 'UNKNOWN COMMAND'
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <WARNING>
> real_act_stage2_config (): Activation (eth1/wireless): couldn't send
> wireless configuration to the supplicant.
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) failure scheduled...
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) failed for access point (linksys)
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Activation
> (eth1) failed.
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat NetworkManager: <information>    Deactivating
> device eth1.
> Aug 30 03:12:45 seshat dhclient: receive_packet failed on eth1: Network
> is down
> 
> 
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