wpa_supplicant with ipw3945

[John Dey]

Kevin,

Thanks for the explanation.  I'm checking off this mail list--activity 
too much for me to handle.  I will check in again when I run into the 
next snag.  The mail list and the people listening provide an 
invaluable service to novices like me.  Thanks.

Regards,

John Dey
On May 24, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Kevin J. Cummings wrote:

> John Dey wrote:
>> Kevin,
>>
>> I can't believe it--It worked like a charm.  Out with wpa_supplicant 
>> and
>> in with NetworkManagerDispatcher and NetworkManager.  They had been
>> installed but were not running.  The new serverst asked me to enter a
>> key ring which, for now, I declined.  I really would like to know what
>> is going on.  I thought I was entering a key but it looks like the 
>> code
>> was interpreted as a passphrase.  The key seems to show from the 
>> command
>> 'iwconfig eth1'.  I will play around with it a little bit when I have
>> time but it is satisfying to make the connection.  Thanks you very 
>> much
>> for your assistance.
>
> The "key ring" is gnome-keyring.  It manages your network password
> (similar to storing ssh passwords).  The keyring itself is protected by
> a passphrase of your choosing.  After entering your passphrase, any
> stored passwords (like your WPA key) are given to the NetworkManager
> automatically for *that* ESSID which you saved the key for.  It
> (gnome-keyring) will save as many different keys for as many different
> Wi-Fi networks that you may use from time to time.
>
>> John
>>
>> On May 24, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
>>
>>> John Dey wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a wireless working on fc6 i386 without encryption  When I 
>>>> set the
>>>> linksys router to:
>>>>
>>>> securtiy mode: wpa2 persenal
>>>> wpa algorithm: TKIP+AEP
>>>> Group key renewal: 3600
>>>>
>>>> Then I set the key  and other items in wpa_supplicant.conf and try 
>>>> to
>>>> start wpa_supplicant with -D ipw3945 I get an error that ipw3945 is 
>>>> not
>>>> supported.
>>>
>>> Don't run wpa_supplicant.  Instead, run NetworkManagerDispatcher and
>>> NetworkManager from the NetworkManager RPM.  Each runs as a service.
>>> You can find them in core.  You might also want the 
>>> NetworkManager-gnome
>>> if you want it to run in your task bar.
>>>
>>>> I am not very familiar with encrypted wireless.  Is there a good 
>>>> Howto?
>>>>  Any guidance will greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
>>>
>>> Its not that much different than un-encrypted wireless.  It requires
>>> more iwconfig commands to be entered in order to work.  Are you 
>>> familiar
>>> with the iwconfig command?  It can show you the current state of your
>>> wireless chip as the system sees it.
>>>
>>> And if you are still having problems, look at your /var/log/messages
>>> file for messages about your hardware.
>>>
>>>> John
>>>
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>>> cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
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>
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