On Thu, 2010-07-01 at 12:54 -0400, carpetnailz wrote: > I'm using my Linux box (OpenSuse 11.2) with a Sprint MiFi box. In the > past it has worked fine but yesterday afternoon for some reason is cut > me off and I haven't been able to get back on. All the other boxes > work (using that other OS from Washington). > > When I try to log on it will only give me the option to enter a WEP > code, not a WPA. With some jiggling--turning radio off and on, > disabling wireless and reenabling it, deleting the connection and > trying to recreate it, even rebooting, I sometimes will get a dialog > box that calls for the WPA password. But then the "Apply" button is > greyed out, so NetworkManager seems to be refusing to do anything with > my WPA password even when it offers to let me enter it.
That seems to indicate that the driver thinks the device is a WEP AP. When this happens, get the output of: nm-tool iwlist wlan0 scan (assuming your wifi card is wlan0) and we can figure out whether NM is the problem, or whether the drivers are the problem. Dan > Help! I need to be able to work. > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > 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
