On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, Ben Kevan wrote: > On Thursday 13 December 2007 01:32:17 am Fred A. Miller wrote: > > Well, I do think the latest kernel has improvements with wifi. However, > > I have a VERY frustrating site that unless I can resolve the issue, > > won't be seeing any Linux wifi there. :( UNfortunately, I have no say in > > how the LAN is setup, nor have I even been able to reach the guy who set > > it up. It's an off-campus university site. > > > > There is only 1 access point that is visible by name. The access point > > that has to be logged into is hidden. It uses WPA and TKIP. I know the > > access name and password but CAN'T log on. MickySoft systems have no > > problem, but am unable with Network manager and 10.3 to log on. > > > > I don't claim to be any "wiz" with wifi, so really do need some help > > with this one! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Fred > > What encryption methods have you tried? HEX? ASCII?
Funny, I had the same thing happen at home but I'd forgotten about it. My wifi setup worked fine with Mandriva 2007 but when I switched to OpenSuse 10.3 I could not get the laptop to connect, despite the card working fine. I had the AP set to suppress the SSID. As soon as I changed that setting (i.e. SSID not suppressed), everything started working. I use WPA-TKIP with a pre-shared HEX key. The same laptop booted from the WinXP partition worked regardless of the suppressed SSID, as it did previously running Mandriva 2007 (not 2008 - that didn't work with the wireless card at all). I haven't tried it recently with the suppressed SSID - maybe I should test it again with the latest updates and then file a bug if it doesn't work. BTW, I gave up using KNetworkManager and manually configured it using Yast since I don't need to roam between wireless networks. -- ====================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
