Re: A couple of minor issues with NM

[Matthew Saltzman <mjs ces clemson edu>]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006, Timothy Murphy wrote:

> On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:47, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>
> > > What exactly is the different between "shared" and "open"?
> > > I just have a key set on my access point,
> > > and I give that key on each machine accessing the AP.
> > > Is that shared or open?
> > >
> > > Actually, I tried replying both "shared" and "open",
> > > but I didn't see any difference in the response.
> >
> > Does your access point have a setting for shared vs. open?  That
> > determines what the clients are supposed to do.
>
> Thanks for your explanation.
> I checked my access point (a Linksys WRT54LG running dd-wrt)
> and there is no mention of "shared" or "open" that I can see.
> I am asked if I want to use a key, and if so what kind
> (WEP, WPA, RADIUS, etc).

My Netgear config page has some Javascript and when I select WEP, it 
reloads the page with an option for shared or open or automatic (which I 
assume means the client decides).

Does the dd-wrt documentation have anything to say?

> > [...]
>
> It seems from this that "open" means "no key" and "shared" means "key".

Yes, for authentication purposes.  Encryption is a separate function, so 
you can have encryption without authentication.

> I've found that I can usually force NM to work as I wish
> by editing ~/.kde/share/config/knetworkmanagerrc .
>
> However, I don't consider this is very satisfactory.

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		Matthew Saltzman

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