Re: NetworkManager FC5 -- No WEP key
- From: Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum gentoo org>
- To: Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>
- Cc: networkmanager-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: NetworkManager FC5 -- No WEP key
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:35:31 -0500
On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 12:10 -0500, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 09:09 -0500, Nathaniel McCallum wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 20:58 -0500, Darren Albers wrote:
> > > ***Stupid gmail has the default reply back to the sender! Grr***
> > >
> > > This is what I think he is refering to,
> > > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2006-March/msg00068.html
> > > but I think (And I could be wrong) that this is only for WPA support
> > > on the listed chipsets and I also think that this patch might already
> > > be in the FC5 package..
> > >
> > > There was a lot of "I think's" in that above statement so maybe Robert
> > > or Dan can pop in? ;-)
> >
> > I was able to get it working with the patch. The patch it not a part of
> > the FC5 rpms, but should be (at least a build option). I know the patch
> > isn't desired in upstream. But if so, then NM shouldn't lie and say
> > that ndiswrapper (etc) is "fully-supported":
> >
> > <information> wlan0: Device is fully-supported using driver
> > 'ndiswrapper'.
> >
> > Perhaps a "wlan0: Device 'ndiswrapper' is not supported due to lack of
> > WEXT compliance" message would be better.
>
> Likely you're right... file a bug on gnome.org for it?
Done: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336221
Any chance of getting the workaround patch in the next NM package for
FC5? This would at least give ndiswrapper, etc a chance to get their
act together without punishing the end users (ie. make it clear the
patch isn't going upstream and won't exist in FC6/RHEL5).
Nathaniel
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