Re: NM 0.8 can't connect to PEAP

[Matthew Saltzman <mjs clemson edu>]

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.

> 
> Dan
> 
> 

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                Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
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