Wireless/NetworkManager problem?
Knute Johnson
knute at frazmtn.com
Wed Jan 16 22:18:40 UTC 2008
>> When I start my laptop I get the "Secret required by wireless
>> network" dialog. I enter the password and click the "Connect" button
>> and I get a message flag that says "Disconnected." If I try to
>> connect again I get the same thing one more time. After that I have
>> to click the NetworkManager applet and select my wireless. Then it
>> does the same thing again. If I log out and log back in though I get
>> the "Unlogk Keyring" dialog. I enter the key and it connects up just
>> fine.
>>
>> This only happens on my laptop and not on my desktop. Both computers
>> have F8 i386 installed. Both are up to date.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>What wireless card/driver are you using? If it is the "b43" driver, you
>need to get the next kernel. (2.6.23-12-99 or somesuch.) It fixes
>problems with the b43 driver.
Alan:
Thanks for the response. I discovered that it is related to XFCE and
not just the laptop. I posted this revision with modified subject;
"I had a thought and tried it using Gnome and it works fine. So the
problem is not with my laptop but with XFCE. If I start cold or
restart with XFCE as the desktop I have the problem in both of my
computers. If I use Gnome it doesn't do it."
I have the latest kernel and the problem occurs with 3 different
chipset wireless adapters. So the fact that one of them is bcm43 is
probably not this problem.
Thanks,
--
Knute Johnson
Molon Labe...
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