On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 16:35 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: > Patrick wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a PC with F8 & a usb wifi dongle and I would like to configure > > the PC that when it boots it will automagically negotiate a WPA2/PSK > > 802.11g link with my Access Point and get an IP address from the DHCP > > server behind the AP. > > > > Since the PC boots into runlevel 3 I can not use NetworkManager. Instead > > I have the network service enabled. The kernel module for the wifi > > dongle autoloads and the dongle is recognized, active and ready to go to > > work. > > > > Now how do I configure this WPA2/PSK link to my AP? > > > > Your feedback is most appreciated. > > I believe Ubuntu does what you want: http://xkcd.com/416/ > :) I saw that one earlier today and had a good laugh. Thanks for the reminder. > More serious, NetworkManager doesn't work in runlevel3 because it needs > a GUI frontend to manage it. Yup that's why I have turned off the NetworkManager service and turned on the network service. > In Fedora 9 (which comes out soon), it should work in runlevel 3 without a problem. That's good to know but doesn't really help configuring the current F8 based setup. Any suggestions howto setup an automatic WPA2/PSK link to my Access Point? Thanks, Patrick -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
