Re: NM 0.8 can't connect to PEAP

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2010-03-30 at 16:23 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-03-30 at 13:11 -0700, Dan Williams wrote: 
> > On Mon, 2010-03-29 at 09:58 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > > I installed NetworkManager-1:0.8.0-4.git20100325.fc12.x86_64 from Fedora
> > > 12 updates-testing.  After that, I was unable to connect to my
> > > PEAP-based wireless network at work.
> > > 
> > > The new security screen has a checkbox for "always prompt for user
> > > password", which was not in 0.7.  Whether that is checked or not,
> > > attempts to enter the password and connect just keep repeatedly popping
> > > up the security screen with the password field blanked out.
> > 
> > Interesting, I'll check that out, thanks.
> > 
> > > Also, a problem I have mentioned before where the connection fails to
> > > remember the location of its cert file across reboots persists in
> > > NM-0.8.
> > 
> > And that one too.  Is it the case that the cert file gets clear only
> > when the connection fails and you are asked for a password?  
> 
> Yes, and in fact, only after rebooting (restarting NM or nm-applet,
> maybe?), AFAICT.  I had the connection fail on its own (probably due to
> a WAP reset or some such) and the password dialect popped up with the
> cert file listed.  I'm pretty sure pressing Connect reconnected with no
> other changes.
> 
> > And that
> > the certificate is not correctly filled into the file chooser when the
> > password window comes up?
> 
> Yes, after reboot.  The field is blank.

I found and fixed the continuous asking for the password even when
"Always ask" wasn't checked.  I could not reproduce the missing CA
certificate issue though.

Dan