How is my wireless connecting if I haven't set the WPA on Wireless

[Ben Kevan]

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

[John Summerfield]

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.

[Jacques B.]

On Nov 9, 2007 1:54 AM, Ben Kevan  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.

[Jacques B.]

On Nov 9, 2007 1:54 AM, Ben Kevan  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.