On 06/26/2010 12:08 AM, Thomas Taylor was caught red-handed while writing::
On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:10:56 -0700
JD<jd1008(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 06/24/2010 06:24 PM, Thomas Taylor was caught red-handed while writing::
>> Hi all;
>>
>> Recently installed Fedora13 and am working through problems. I've managed
>> to solve most by lots of reading documentation and googling but am being
>> frustated with wireless not working in KDE. It's working fine in Gnome but
>> I prefer KDE.
>>
>> I've tried both using NetworkManager and traditional (ifup) methods but
>> can't get associated with my wireless router except in Gnome. The router
>> (Linksys WRT54G) is set to not broadcast ESSID. I can see it with iwlist
>> wlan0 scan but only Gnome will associate with it.
>>
>> It's my understanding that both Gnome and KDE use NetworkManager but with
>> different GUIs. If that is so, why won't both associate?
>>
>> Any comments or suggestions gladly accepted.
>>
>> Thanks, Tom
>>
>
> To debug the problem, you need to add -dd to
> /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant. I myself do not
> use the Network Manager.
> So in /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant, I added -dd
> as you see below.
> # Other arguments
> # -u Enable the D-Bus interface (required for use with NetworkManager)
> # -f Log to /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log
> OTHER_ARGS=" -dd -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log"
>
> Once you add the flag, then
> sudo service wpa_supplicant restart
>
> After that, do
>
> tail -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log
> to see what messages you get.
JD; Sorry if you thought I was seeming to infer the "-dd" was to fix the
problem. I obviously didn't explain that well.
Status: Completely removedNetwork Manager and its dependencies with yum.
Then removed all files related to wireless under /etc/sysconfig (after backing
up). In KDE, ran network setup, re-installing wireless device/settings.
After a network restart, attempted to bring wireless up but still won't work.
The output of /var/log/wpa_supplicant looks like it associates and then
disconnects as shown below:
OUTPUT OF tail /var/log/wpa_supplicant AFTER RE-INSTALLING WIRELESS:
Trying to associate with ##:##:##:##:##:## (SSID='XXXXXXXXXXX' freq=2427 MHz)
Associated with ##:##:##:##:##:##
WPA: Key negotiation completed with ##:##:##:##:##:## [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP]
CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to ##:##:##:##:##:## completed (reauth) [id=0
id_str=] WPA: Group rekeying completed with ##:##:##:##:##:## [GTK=CCMP]
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Here are the contents of all files in /etc/sysconfig related to wireless after
the re-installation:
http://pastebin.com/SgwctiXv
Thanks, Tom
Hi Tom,
System -> administration -> Network
delete your wlan interface, and be sure that it also
deletes /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0
Of course back up the entire dir: /etc/sysconfig first.
then click New (to create a new interface) and take it
from there. During that process, you will see an option
for the type of network - select managed (i.e you will be using something like wpa2-psk
,ccmp ..etc)
and also be sure that the kernel module for your wifi device is loaded:
lsmod | grep ?????? the-kernel-recognized-name-of-your-wifi-card
if not, then
sudo modprobe ?????? (I do not know your card's name).
Also, be sure you remove the option -u from /etc/sysconfig/wpa_supplicant
before you restart the network.
Once you finish,
be sure to do
sudo service network restart
Cheers,
JD