I have never set my WPA Key in any configuration after installing FC8. How the hell is it connecting?
This can't be right? Also I don't even have a place to configure my network connections (kde).
Ben
Ben Kevan wrote:
I have never set my WPA Key in any configuration after installing FC8. How the hell is it connecting?
Unsecured network?
This can't be right? Also I don't even have a place to configure my network connections (kde).
KDE's network manager did it for me (sort of) on OpenSuse10.2.
It didn't remember the password, and only worked when logged in, and network mangler doesn't comprehend the idea of the computer being a gateway between wired and wireless networks, only one can be up at a time.
I've not had the chance to see what Fedora or EL does.
On Nov 9, 2007 1:54 AM, Ben Kevan ben.kevan@gmail.com wrote:
I have never set my WPA Key in any configuration after installing FC8. How the hell is it connecting?
This can't be right? Also I don't even have a place to configure my network connections (kde).
Ben
As someone else suggested, you are connecting to an unsecured network. Either your own is unsecured, or if you know that not to be the case then you are connecting to someone else's which is most likely a criminal offence unless that person permits anonymous people to connect to their network. I don't say this to call you a criminal as for one you do not appear to have any intent certainly to connect to someone else's network.. I am simply raising awareness that if someone connects to another person's access point that it can be considered a criminal offense. So you need to exercise diligence to ensure you are really connecting to yours. Check out the DHCP logs on your AP to make sure that you see the MAC address of your wireless NIC in there. If not you are connecting to someone else's AP.
Jacques B.
On Nov 9, 2007 1:54 AM, Ben Kevan ben.kevan@gmail.com wrote:
I have never set my WPA Key in any configuration after installing FC8. How the hell is it connecting?
This can't be right? Also I don't even have a place to configure my network connections (kde).
Ben
I just installed F8 and the same thing happened to me. F8 by default will automatically connect to the first available wireless network. Seems we both have an open network in our neighbourhood. I've since been trying to get it to work with mine but no luck so far. I don't see where I can specify WPA and AES encryption. I did put in my passphrase, the channel, and the SSID. I'm not in F8 right now so can't tell you the error I was getting. Bottom line it wouldn't connect to it but it did connect to an open one when I first installed. So my wireless works with F8. Just have to get it working with WPA.
Any ideas from anyone?
Jacques B.