Network Manager and Ad Hoc Networks

["Harold Hallikainen" <harold hallikainen org>]

Is there more documentation on use of Network Manager on Ad Hoc networks?
NM is working GREAT for me on managed networks, but when I try to connect
to an existing Ad Hoc network, I see the following in /var/log/messages on
my Fedora 8 system:

Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activating device wlan0
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant
interface state change: 7 -> 0
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto hh' requires no security. No secrets
needed.
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid'
value 'hh'
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'mode'
value '1'
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt'
value 'NONE'
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface
ap_scan to 2
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant
interface state change: 0 -> 2
Mar 25 14:30:10 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant
interface state change: 2 -> 3
Mar 25 14:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant
interface state change: 3 -> 0
Mar 25 14:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant
interface state change: 0 -> 2
Mar 25 14:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0) Supplicant
interface state change: 2 -> 3
Mar 25 14:30:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation
(wlan0/wireless): association took too long, failing activation.
Mar 25 14:30:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0)
failed for access point (hh)
Mar 25 14:30:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto
hh' invalid.
Mar 25 14:30:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed.
Mar 25 14:30:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Deactivating device wlan0.


Also, in an Ad Hoc network, how are IP addresses typically assigned?
Previously, I've gone to each machine and entered a static IP. Really a
pain, and not very "Ad Hoc." Is there a way of automatically getting an IP
address and letting other machines on the network know what that is?

THANKS!

Harold


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