Re: WEP (and other) problems in current SVN

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 20:29 -0700, Seán de Búrca wrote:
> I'm currently attempting to connect to a network configured with
> 128-bit WEP with current SVN. When prompted for the key, I make sure to
> select the 128-bit Hexadecimal option. However, after a short wait, it
> asks me for the key again. The log reads:
> 
> NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ath0/wireless): association took too
> long, asking for new key.

That means that the wireless driver failed to send the 'connect' signal
in time.  What version of wpa_supplicant are you using, and would it be
possible to add the '-ddd' option to the supplicant's command line and
get some logs out of it?  I've been using WEP+SVN+ipw2200 for the past
week and haven't had issues so far.

What kernel and wireless driver/hardware are you using?

>     Additionally, once I've input the key again and hit Connect, I'm
> immediately given a libnotify message saying that the network has been
> disconnected. nm-applet outputs the following repeatedly, though not
> necessarily all three together:

Yeah; that's something I found too, it just happens the first time you
attempt to connect to a new network.  I'm going to try to figure that
out over the weekend.

> ** (nm-applet:11611): CRITICAL **: nm_setting_to_hash: assertion
> `NM_IS_SETTING (setting)' failed
> 
> ** (nm-applet:11611): WARNING **: applet.c.3327
> (get_secrets_dialog_response_cb): failed to hash setting
> '802-11-wireless-security'.
> 
> ** (nm-applet:11611): WARNING **: nm_object_get_property: Error getting
> 'Ssid' for /: Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface
> "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist
> 
>     Finally, just as a note, nm-applet trunk fails to compile out of the
> box, dying due to a combination of the -Werror CFLAG and believing that
> `pair' in utils_find_next_channel in src/utils/utils.c may be used
> uninitialized. Sorry for the little collection of issues. Ideas would be
> appreciated.

Will fix, thanks.

Dan