Re: NetworkManager FC5 -- No WEP key

[Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum gentoo org>]

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