I've been testing some more. I was unable to log in, and started re-tracing my steps. I turned off the "network" service, still no N-M joy. But I grew tired of typing in the key over and over, and I installed the rpm gnome-keyring-manager.i386 2.14.0-1, and it would not run because it could not connect to the keyring daemon. Then I tried the MS Windows solution: reboot. After using modprobe to load the ipw3945 module and loading the userspace driver, then N-M did work. After I typed in the WEP key, then the gnome keyring manager popped up and asked for a password. That's when I really knew I was in business! Hypothesis 1: what if N-M failed to connect with my WEP key because gnome-keyring-manager was not installed? N-M appeared to be doing nothing, but maybe it was looking for the keyring manager? Hypothesis 2: Perhaps the NetworkManager RPM should have a pre-requisite of gnome-keyring-manager. pj On 6/8/06, Paul Johnson <pauljohn32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wish you could keep the convo here so I can learn something from it. I just tried N-M again with a WEP key. I am able to use "/sbin/ifup home" and it uses the stored wep key in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-home and it connects just fine. That is a 26 character symbol. It looks like this # cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-home KEY=a12345b33333c54321d12345ef I BELIEVE that is a HEX key because in the system-config-network GUI, it is entered with 0x at the beginning. But there's no 0x at the beginning in the file, so what can I say? It works. Now If I turn that off manually and try with Network Manager, what am I supposed to do? I tell it I want WEP 64/128 bit HEX and fill in my number. No connection results. I've tried typing it into N-M with the 0x at the beginning, but that makes the symbol use 28 characters and the connect button does not light up. I don't think either of the other choices for WEP would be correct because when I type in my 26 character wep key, the "connect" button does not light up when those other options are set. I don't know if I need "open network" or "shared key" but I tried both settings and nothing happens. pj On 6/8/06, Thom Paine <painethom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't have WPA running on the AP yet, but I want to get there. I am > unable to have NM manage my wired and wireless connection, which is > the plan. > > It attempts to get connected, and I can click the NM icon and pick my > AP from the list and click connect, but it fails to connect. > > Is there some way I should delete all my network config stuff and > start over from scratch with just NM? > > Should I take this to the NM list? > > Thanks. > > > -- > -=/>Thom > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Paul E. Johnson Professor, Political Science 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504 University of Kansas
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