FC9 NetworkManager & WPA

[max]

Devon Harding wrote:
> 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?
>>
>> --
>> Fortune favors the BOLD
>>
>> --
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
But what wireless card are you using? I suspect your problem may be 
there, its a possibility to explore anyway.

from a terminal as root:

root at localhost# lspci -v

it will produce a lot of output , look for the wireless device it should 
be obviously labeled

-- 
Fortune favors the BOLD