Re: NM does not list WPA as option when using hostap driver

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 09:13 -0600, Jay Strauss wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Last night I did a fresh install of Kubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) on a
> IBM thinkpad A30.  It contains a prism 2.5 chip.  I installed
> hostap-utils, and knetworkmanager.  I have a wpa2 access point at
> home.

This is likely a driver bug.  The driver must state that it is capable
of doing WPA encryption using the range->enc_capa field in the
SIOCGIWRANGE Wireless Extensions handler.  Please either upgrade the
hostap driver, or talk to the provider of your kernel package to get the
correct driver piece added.

Thanks,
Dan

> 
> I launch knetworkmanager, and click on my AP, the "Encryption" drop
> down does not contain "WPA".  If I instead use "connect to other
> wireless network", I CAN select "WPA Personal" and type in my ESSID
> and connect successfully.
> 
> I've been googling, and searched the archives.  There is one thread
> very similar to my issue
> http://www.mail-archive.com/networkmanager-list gnome org/msg03192.html,
> but without a solution posted.
> 
> questions:
> 
> 1) Why do I not get WPA in the encryption dropdown when selecting from
> one of the "found" networks?
> 
> 2) How do I get WPA to be in the list?
> 
> 3) If I have to use "other" networks, is there a way to save the
> profile, so I don't need to retype my ESSID and Passphrase each time
> connect.
> 
> 4) Is there a way to make networkmanger start on boot, and connect to
> a specific network?
> 
> Thanks
> Jay
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