NetworkManager - Why Doesn't nm-applet have a way of using WPA-PSK?

[Christopher Aillon]

On 11/20/2007 08:26 AM, Kelly Miller wrote:
> Andrew Farris wrote:
>> Was your access point configured to only allow this option?  Sounds 
>> like the OP
>> is wanting to FORCE the use of WPA-PSK (i.e. access point will allow 
>> it), not
>> just have NM make the choice automatically.  The access point may be 
>> setup to
>> allow several security options.
>>   
> Yes, I have to force it, because up until today the system was using 
> WEP.  However, I found out through experimentation that my wireless 
> network was acting horribly flaky, and I managed to track it to the WEP 
> key itself (when I removed the security, everything worked fine).  So I 
> switched the access point to use WPA-PSK, as a better option than 
> leaving it wide open.  But NetworkManager was still insisting it used 
> WEP, so I was trying to force it to switch.  nm-applet allows manually 
> selecting WEP and a few other options, but not WPA-PSK with a specific 
> encryption cipher.

What really should be happening is NM should notice there is a 
new/different encryption scheme and offer to let you enter it.  You 
shouldn't have to force it.  If this is not happening, file a bug.