Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 21:13 -0400, Joseph Harnish wrote:
> 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.  

Yes, NM starts wpa_supplicant for each connection attempt, and it's
currently incompatible with a wpa_supplicant service started with the
initscripts.  No configuration of wpa_supplicant is necessary if it's
being controlled by NM.

Dan


> --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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