fedora-list Digest, Vol 33, Issue 372

[Thomas Fischer]

Aaron,

You miss understood me. Yes i have the NM stuff running. It is NM that
is not connecting to the AP. It just keeps asking for the WEP key.

Brgds

fedora-list-request at redhat.com wrote:
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:12:34 -0600
> From: Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: NetworkManager not able to connect to simple WEP
> 	protected AP
> To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <1164409954.2713.22.camel at vulcan>
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>
> On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 19:04 +0100, Thomas Fischer wrote:
>   
>> > Hi all,
>> > 
>> > I am unable to connect my computer (wireless card ipw3945) to a simple
>> > WEP enabled AP when running NetworkManager.
>> > 
>> > The wireless card works fine as I am able to connect by manually
>> > starting the network. (if config eth1 up, iwconfig ...)
>> > 
>> > And NetworkManager keeps repeatedly asking for the WEP key...
>> > 
>> > any ideas, thanks
>> > 
>> >     --thomas
>> > 
>>     
> Assuming the init.d network script is not running and the NetworkManager
> and NetworkMangerDispatcher is nm-applet should be started with an icon
> in the upper left corner of the panel (in FC6). Click on that icon and
> chose the AP you want to connect to. The first time a WEP key should be
> asked for in  the dialog.
>
> Have you tried that connection method.I am seeing these messages in the
> log: