FC9 NetworkManager & WPA

[Devon Harding]

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:58 PM, max <maximilianbianco at gmail.com> wrote:

> Devon Harding wrote:
>
>> 2008/8/23 Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com>
>>
>>  On Saturday 23 August 2008 16:26:06 Devon Harding wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:44 PM, Brian Powell <bpowell01 at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Devon,
>>>>>
>>>>> Make sure you have the wpa_supplicant package installed.
>>>>>
>>>>>  The wpa_supplicant package is installed (and the update).  When I
>>>> select
>>>>
>>> my
>>>
>>>> wireless from the drop down list, it still asks for a WEP key instead of
>>>>
>>> a
>>>
>>>> WPA key.
>>>>
>>>> Do I need the wpa_supplicant_gui package too?
>>>>
>>>>  I see the same behaviour on my EeePC.  It does no harm, but it's
>>> b******
>>> annoying.  (I presume that, like me, you can use the drop-down arrow to
>>> select WPA then manually give it the passphrase?)
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>
>>>
>>>  The thing is, WPA is not one of the choices.  I only have the following:
>>
>> WEP 128-bit Passphrase
>> WEP 40/128-bit Hexadecimal
>> WEP 40/128-bit ASCII
>> LEAP
>> Dynamic WEP (802.1x)
>>
>>
>>  Have you tried an older kernel? I have seen some weird stuff with
> wireless on the latest but it may be something else going on there.
>
> What kind of wireless device are you working with?
>
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>
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I tried Ubuntu (Hardy) and got the same thing.  If I choose 'Connect to
other wireless network'  I do see the option for WPA, but it doesn't seems
to connect to my access point.

-Devon
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