On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 21:13 -0400, Joseph Harnish wrote: > wpa_supplicant only starts when you attempt to make a connection or > scan. > > To see it in action run wpa_cli as root. Then try and connect to an > access point using NetworkManager. the wpa_cli will first say failed to > connect to the wpa_supplicant daemon but then it will connect when > NetworkManager needs it. If it successfully makes the connection it > will stay running, else it shuts it down. > > I believe that NetworkManager starts wpa_supplicant it configures > everything via a communication socket that Dan and others completed in > wpa_supplicant. So when NetworkManager starts wpa_supplicant it will > tell it which network interface to run it against.
Yes, NM starts wpa_supplicant for each connection attempt, and it's currently incompatible with a wpa_supplicant service started with the initscripts. No configuration of wpa_supplicant is necessary if it's being controlled by NM. Dan > --Joe > > > On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 07:58 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi again, > > > > Thanks for the reply. I have re-attached the file in case in didn't > > get through. > > > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5 > > >Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:59:48 -0400 > > > > > >>On Friday 28 April 2006 05:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>>Hi, > > >>> > > >>that FC5 doesn't by default enable wpa_supplicant, which AIUI, has > > >to > > >>do with key negotiations. It might be enlightening to do a > > >"chkconfig > > >>--list wpa_supplicant". > > > > Checking that, wpa_supplicant is not enabled but starting it fails. > > It seems to be looking for wlan0. I can't believe you need to > > configure > > wpa_supplicant though? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of > > NetworkManager! > > > > The problem I see is that the _key_ gets set OK but the _restricted > > mode_ does > > not. NetworkManager appears to forget that it's been told to you the > > shared key > > rather than open key. > > > > I can actually set it with "iwconfig eth1 key restricted" while its > > connecting and > > the connection will then work fine. Hope that's clearer. > > > > >> > > >>>If there is anything further I can do to help please let me know. > > >>> > > >>>Regards, > > >>> > > >>>Robert. > > >>> > > >>>>---- Original Message ---- > > >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>>Subject: Re: Cannot get wireless connection on Fedora 5 > > >>>>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:53:08 -0400 > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>NetworkManager-list mailing list > > >>[email protected] > > >>http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Robert. > > _______________________________________________ > > NetworkManager-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
