On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:05:16PM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
OK - I've got the livecd up. This is not helped by the fact that
it's a gnome
desktop, so I have to search for unfamiliar tools. However, attempting to
connect with NM has brought some interesting info.
1. There is no list whatsoever of available wireless networks.
2. De-selecting the radio button for Auto eth0 (not eth1, mind!) results in a
whirring, then the same connection being restored.
3. Attempting to connect to "Hidden Wireless" results, as on my own system,
with a request for a WEP key, despite the fact that it has already been given
the WPA key.
4. As on my own system, when the WEP key is requested there is no option in
the drop-down list to change it to WPA.
IOW, exactly like on my own system, it plain doesn't work.
What now?
This *sounds* like an old bug I ran into where the nm-applet (the
graphical icon with the pull down menu) got out of sync with what the
underlying system (NetworkManager itself) had for the wireless network
list.
Can you run "nm-tool" in a terminal window, then run "iwlist scanning"
as well (I think the latter needs to be run as root)? That may
provide a clue as to what is being misdetected. The two should agree
on the list of APs found, their encryption modes, etc.