On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 20:57 -0500, DJ Delorie wrote: > I just upgraded from FC6 to F8 and decided to give NM another chance. > It still doesn't work with my WEP router. > > Info... > > F8 on Dell 6400 Inspiron > IPW3945 card > Belkin B/G/N AP - unencrypted > Linksys B AP - encrypted > > > What works... > > NM can see my wired network. NM can see my unencrypted AP. NM > automatically switches between the two when I plug/unplug the ethernet > cable. > > My XP laptop can see and connect to both wireless APs. > > "iwlist scan" sees both APs. > > system-config-network can connect to both APs. > > > What doesn't work... > > NM cannot connect to the WEP-encrypted AP, with either 64 or 128 bit > encryption. > > I keep getting "association took too long, asking for new key" > timeouts. > How do you put in your key. You get three choices. Depending on your key I would use the ASCI choice or the hex choice. Not the first one you see called the Passphrase 128 bit. That one has a peculiar algorithm for calculating the ecryption key that your AP may not work with. -- ======================================================================= Each kiss is as the first. -- Miramanee, Kirk's wife, "The Paradise Syndrome", stardate 4842.6 ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
