On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 08:23 +0000, Mike wrote: > Rick Bilonick <rab <at> nauticom.net> writes: > > > # subject_match="/C=GB/L=York/O=University of York/OU=Computing > > Service/OU=Terms of use at www.verisign.co.uk/rpa (c)05/OU=Authenticated > > by VeriSign/OU=Member, VeriSign Trust Network/CN=nasaaa1.york.ac.uk" > > phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" > > # priority=5 > > } > > > > I have no idea what the function of the "subject_match" line is but I've > > commented it out and I'm able to connect (after doing an "Activate" in > > the network gui tool). > > The subject match line verifies the certificate is from the authority it is > supposed to come from - so that line would need to be changed to that > for your organisation's server - commenting it out will certainly be fine > with a "slightly" less secure connection in that it is possible though > unlikely someone could forge a certificate and you then connect to an AP > that is not verified. > > I will leave others to answer the other parts of the post - but I do > remember that NM has problems with wired connections - I never use it > myself. > NetworkManager didn't use to have problems with wired connections. Under Fedora 6, it would connect to the wired network with a static ip when at the office and connect to the wireless network when at home - automatically without any intervention. Now I have to turn the applet off - otherwise it connects to the wired network using DHCP (it connects but I don't have the access I need when I'm connected via my static ip). Where do you find the info for the subject_match line? Rick B.
