On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 15:15 -0400, Rohit Kumbhar wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Hi, > > I am trying to connect to my office network which has a Open > Authentication/WEP encryption wireless network [This part is confirmed > by settings on a windows machine]. When I select the network from the > displayed list, I get the WPA Authentication box[Getting.png]. I am > expecting the Open/WEP box for which I have the key. I had mailed on > this list earlier, was advised to look at the wpa_supplicant logs. > What I noticed was the wpa_supplicant part starts after I enter some > values in the box and press "Connect". I have below the snip of > /var/log/messages from the point I clicked on the wireless network > name till I cancelled it. I could not find why it asks for WPA > authentication :(
Probably because the access point is advertising that it uses WPA. Can you run a '/sbin/iwlist <your device> scan', pick out the result from the AP you want to connect to, and send it in a reply? Dan > > Note: I tried on two other networks that have confirmed WEP, and NM > works as expected. This is the only network I am having problems on. > Can there be something I am missing or different in the network > configuration? > > I tried connecting through the "Connect to other wireless network.." > option but still could not connect. I tried cheating by manually > creating the folder under .gconf/..../networks by copying %gconf.xml > from other WEP network and modifying the bssid parameter. No luck! It > still pops up the WPA box on login. > > Running: > FC5 [2.6.17-1.2187_FC5] > NetworkManager 0.6 > Broadcom wireless card > > Can somebody tell me what's wrong? > > <messages> > Oct 5 14:52:38 RohitsLaptop dhclient: DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to > 10.0.1.15 port 67 Oct 5 14:52:38 RohitsLaptop named[2166]: D-BUS: > dhclient for interface eth0 released lease - removing forwarders. > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) started... > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383/wireless): access point 'RohitsOffice' is encrypted, > but NO valid key exists. New key needed. > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) New wireless user key requested for network > 'RohitsOffice'. > Oct 5 14:52:39 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) New wireless user key request for network > 'RohitsOffice' was canceled. > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> > Deactivating device dev1804289383. > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383): cancelling... > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) cancellation handler scheduled... > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383) cancellation handled. > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> Activation > (dev1804289383): cancelled. > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without > being authenticated, requested authentication Oct 5 14:53:57 > RohitsLaptop kernel: bcm43xx: set security called > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop kernel: bcm43xx: .level = 0 > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop kernel: bcm43xx: .enabled = 0 > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop kernel: bcm43xx: .encrypt = 0 > Oct 5 14:53:57 RohitsLaptop NetworkManager: <information> > SWITCH: > no current connection, found better connection 'eth0'. > </messages> > > > Regards > Rohit > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFFJVnuLZ2RlobdCNwRAu5HAJ9bMuxP/gjUs/s6/5A24b23jUATagCePrB3 > yNb4rygUNiun7Vn+tXotIps= > =CrJT > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
