this may be the typical wpa_enterprise network which need a little config and networkmanager disabled. it is the same as a network i know. for connecting yo this network you'll need to get all the infos needed to configure wpa_supplicant - if the network uses tkip, if it uses peap, the user, the certificate (you'll need to import the certificate first to use the network), the certificate passw, the user passwd and after getting all this things you can run wpa_supplicant. from what i've seen from your log there isn't any problem with the driver itself, but with the network wpa's configuration.
2007/8/9, Peter Davoust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Ok, so my kernel version is 2.6.20-2925.9.fc7xen, so I'll grab the > latest updates. I've attached a file with the /var/log/messages output > when connecting to a network with PEAP (the only one available at the > moment). It's weird. It almost authenticates and then it fails. > > -Peter > > On 8/9/07, Beso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > 2007/8/8, Peter Davoust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Ok, obexftp not installed was the last straw. I switched to FC7 as you > > > suggested, and I'm going to run RHEL on qemu. > > > > you can also run it on xen, but you'll need to configure the kernel to > do > > so. if you have time to do that could be an interesting option for > someone > > who wants the rhel certification. you'll have to read some documentation > on > > that. > > > > > Ok, so FC7 has a newer > > > kernel, I forgot what version it was, but I tried using > > > bcm43xx-fwcutter and cutting out the firmware, then running make > > > installfw. All that worked, then I did rmmod bcm43xx && modprobe > > > bcm43xx, and then tried to connect, first with NetworkManager (failed) > > > > > > what does "tail -f /var/log/messages" say when trying to connect to the > > network? the logs would be very useful. > > also a ls -l /usr/src to see what kernel you're using (you'll need at > least > > 2.6.21 even if you'll have bugfixes and other improvements in 2.6.22). > read > > where /usr/linux link is pointing. then do a iwconfig --version (i > currently > > have 29 version) and a wpa_supplicant --version (the latest stable and > good > > one for bcm is 0.5.8 so at least you'll need that one). > > > > > and then with iwconfig eth1 essid ... (failed). It did however set the > > > Essid, but it said that the Access Point was invalid. > > > > that's due to something in the wireless tools that don't set the essid > > right: for example on my network i had to set 3 times the essid cause it > has > > set only the 2 first letters of the network essid. have you also chosen > the > > right channel? this is important at first. > > also, with networkmanager you have to look out for network encryption. > at > > first i would suggest you to remove the network encryption in your > router, > > then i would suggest to check if you mac address is enabled to connect > (you > > may have set it to blacklist without paying attention) and last, be sure > > that your router is broadcasting the essid. at that time try to connect. > > after being sure that you can connect, > > > > > It's a step in > > > the right direction, but it's still far from wireless internet. I'll > > > try again at home with more stable network connection, but more > > > suggestions would be helpful. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -Peter > > > > > > On 8/8/07, Peter Davoust <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > I'll check out lsmod and see what I'm using vs what's enabled, > that's > > > > a good idea. For some reason I didn't think that far. I tried to > copy > > > > my .config from the 2.6.18 kernel, but I might have forgotten to. > > > > the 2.6.22 kernel has changed the place for some options. you'll most > likely > > have the right config if you copy a .config but you'll always have to > verify > > it before recompiling a new kernel. and the newer versions have the > tickless > > support for optimization of power consuming. it works only for x86, but > it > > is a good thing. i'm actually trying it on my old athlon xp to see how > it > > works. > > > > > I > > > > would switch distro's but I'm studying the the Red Hat Certified > > > > Engineer exam, so I'd like to stick with 100% Red Hat. > > > > fedora core is also 100% red hat. it is only the free version. i've been > > using it for some time, but i didn't liked it much. i had preferred > opensuse > > for that. now, remember to search for fedora core 7 repositories, cause > i > > don't know if functions like mp3 or video playing are included by > default > > (this how to explains what to do > > > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=161228&highlight=repositry > > ), and for updates. this site could be useful: > > http://rhold.fedoraproject.org/Download/updates.html > > this is a faq for fedora systems: > > http://www.fedorafaq.org/ > > and this the official forum in which you may find a lot of things > > http://www.fedoraforum.org/ > > > > > Although > > > > recompiling my kernel isn't a very good way to do that, but I did > buy > > > > it to study from so I should at least stick with it for a while. > > > > > > > > the recompiling of the linux kernel is a must for every linux user. of > > course, distro like fc, opensuse don't encourage the recompilations for > > "stability" issues, but others like gentoo encourage them. it's a waste > of > > time fixing something when there's a new version that already fixex it. > > other distro like rhel or suse enterprise desktop almost don't allow the > > changing of kernel, cause they usually have some modules compiled > > expressively for that particular kernel they're using (as apparmor for > suse > > that cannot be upgraded for newer kernels unless the new kernel comes > > already compiled from official sources). this is the only problem. > > at last i have to say that the recompilation of the kernel is very > simple: > > all that you have to do is identify your hw, indentify your needs (for > > example dvb and similar) then configure the kernel (make menuconfig), > > compile it with make, install modules with make_modules install, install > the > > kernel with make install, point the bootloader to the new kernel (on > some > > distros), recompile external kernel modules as ati drivers or truecrypt, > and > > then reboot. > > > > ps. i don't really knwo what the red hat engineer exam is, but if red > hat > > eng. don't know how to compile a kernel or how to make something work i > > wouldn't allow them to become engineers. the recompilation of kernel > sources > > or the compilation or removal of external tools is quite important in a > > linux distro. at least in my personal opinion. > > > > -- dott. ing. beso
