-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andrés Cosa wrote: > Ok, > > My router has an option to disable ssid broadcast. > > The option was unticked (that is I disabled broadcast in the past). If I > enable that option it works fine. I'll try to find out if there is any > other option to allow it to work in those conditions (don't recall > seeing anyone though). Any ideas? > > Thanks very much for all the info > > Hmmm...
Under 9.x the SuSE WiFi scripts used the contents of the ifcfg file to generate a temporary wpa_supplicant configuration file and then called wpa_supplicant with the (hopefully) appropriate hardware switch. I have not looked too closely at what is happening under 10.2 but I would expect something similar. wpa_supplicant effectively extends the WiFi API to give support for WPA encryption (WEP support is usually embedded in the driver stack). This rather looks as if the driver in use is not able to initiate a connection to an 'unknown' network, this could indicate that parts of the API relating to WiFi are not functioning. I have had problems where the wireless device has been somehow identified as an ordinary LAN card, but as wpa_supplicant is supplying part of the WiFi support function, one appears to be getting some sort of WiFi connection. I would check whether you have a true WiFi device driver loaded. I would use hwinfo to see what is being loaded... If there is not a specific WiFi driver identified I would look into the possibility of using the Windows drivers with NDISWRAPPER. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG+MZnasN0sSnLmgIRAhYoAKClYjL9HqoyE3+UAHVnAyJbhRO0TACbBlMr mA2k8SnbqS2BRAOLDPNdUPw= =35VQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
