Re: does current svn version networkmanager support WPA (PEAP-MSCHAPV2)?

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 10:40 -0500, Ryan Novosielski wrote:
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> wpa_supplicant does not require any configuration on Ubuntu though to
> work with NetworkManager. The whole thing "just works." I realize that
> it doesn't work for you, but there should be no tweaking required, just
> entering the correct settings. You might see about running
> wpa_supplicant SEPARATELY to see if you can connect with it. If you can,
> that would be more information to use to debug NetworkManager.
> 
> Incidentally, what sort of wireless card do you have? One requirement is
> that the card work properly with wireless extensions (-Dwext in
> wpa_supplicant).

Right; I'd suggest trying straight wpa_supplicant with -D wext to ensure
that it's not NetworkManager first.  If that reliably fails, then
there's something wrong with the driver, hardware, or the configuration
being used.

Dan

> Forrest Sheng Bao wrote:
> > Well, I can find out that configuration menu. I put one here
> > http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2276/2245838226_75e6971ca3.jpg?v=0
> > 
> > But I just can't get it work. On the tray area, the NM icon has two
> > lights when connecting. But only the left bottom one turns green and the
> > right top one never turns green. After the connection failure, the NM
> > will turn back to wired network.
> > 
> > That's why I ask you whether you have started other daemons because I
> > think NM needs to call wpa_supplicant. I need to know how to configure this.
> > 
> > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Ryan Novosielski <novosirj umdnj edu
> > <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>> wrote:
> > 
> > John Stowers wrote:
> >> On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 00:05 -0500, Ryan Novosielski wrote:
> >> AFAIK, it should "just work." Perhaps someone else on the list can
> > help.
> > 
> >>> My University uses this WPA+TKIP and PEAP-MSCHAP v2 and I have
> > never got
> >>> it to work with Network Manager.
> > 
> > I use WPA+TKIP all the time, since 0.6.5 came out. No problems. Again,
> > one needs to do "Connect to other wireless network" or similar if your
> > network is hidden (and maybe even if not -- not sure).
> > 
> >> Forrest Sheng Bao wrote:
> >>>>> Hi, I am using Knetworkmanager now. I have found those options you
> >>>>> mentioned. But later there is a popup balloon said "Could not
> > connect to
> >>>>> the network blah blah blah".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is there any configuration files I need to edit? Do I need to
> > turn on
> >>>>> other daemons like wpa_applicant?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Ryan Novosielski
> > <novosirj umdnj edu <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>
> >>>>> <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You could, but I don't think it is necessary. I'm sure the
> > equivalent
> >>>>> GNOME applet would work, I just don't know anything about it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Forrest Sheng Bao wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>> So do you mean you use KDE and run the KNetworkManager on KDE
> >>>>> environment?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Ryan Novosielski
> >>>>> <novosirj umdnj edu <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>
> > <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>>
> >>>>>> <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>
> > <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu <mailto:novosirj umdnj edu>>>> wrote:
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> >>>>>>     I don't use GNOME, but I know there is a different applet for
> >>>>> GNOME. I
> >>>>>>     also use Gutsy, so it looks like your software likely supports
> >>>>> this.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Forrest Sheng Bao
> >>>>> Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science
> >>>>> M.Sc. student, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
> >>>>> Texas Tech University, USA
> >>>>> http://fsbao.net
> >>>>> 1-806-577-4592
> >>>>> Forrest is an equal opportunity Email sender.
> >>>>> 1. You are encouraged to use the language you prefer. Beyond
> > English, I
> >>>>> can also read traditional/simplified Chinese and a bit German.
> >>>>> 2. I will only send you files readable to free or open source
> > software.
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> > -- 
> > Forrest Sheng Bao
> > Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science
> > M.Sc. student, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
> > Texas Tech University, USA
> > http://fsbao.net
> > 1-806-577-4592
> 
> > Forrest is an equal opportunity Email sender.
> > 1. You are encouraged to use the language you prefer. Beyond English, I
> > can also read traditional/simplified Chinese and a bit German.
> > 2. I will only send you files readable to free or open source software.
> 
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