can i ask you to try setting up your system, without encryption/passwords... as a test... i'm wondering if the security aspects are causing some sort of conflict. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Cox [mailto:theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:27 AM To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. Cc: bruce Subject: Re: acer aspire one - wireless ethernet On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:34:49 -0800 bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > are you using dhcp on the router/laptops? The laptops use dhcp. My main desktop computer (this one) is on a wired connection to the router and it (the computer) has a static IP address. My main desktop computer is also my DHCP server. > are you using static ip addresses? Everything except for the laptops has a static IP address. The laptops also have fixed addresses but they are assigned their address by the DHCP server. (They get their address from the DHCP server, but the DHCP server always gives them the same address.) Here is my dhcpd.conf: QUOTE # dhcpd.conf ddns-update-style ad-hoc; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255; option routers 192.168.0.1; option domain-name-servers 204.83.142.2, 204.83.142.4; option domain-name "melvilletheatre.net"; option option-128 code 128 = string; option option-129 code 129 = text; get-lease-hostnames true; next-server 192.168.0.3; option root-path "192.168.0.3:/opt/ltsp/i386"; subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.199; if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 9) = "PXEClient" { filename "/lts/2.6.16.1-ltsp-2/pxelinux.0"; } else{ filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.6.16.1-ltsp-1"; } } # # If you need to pass parameters on the kernel command line, you can # do it with option-129. In order for Etherboot to look at option-129, # you MUST have option-128 set to a specific value. The value is a # special Etherboot signature of 'e4:45:74:68:00:00'. # # Add these two lines to the host entry that needs kernel parameters # # option option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00; # NOT a mac address # option option-129 "NIC=ne IO=0x300"; # host nathalie_wireless { hardware ethernet 00:13:e8:69:45:51; fixed-address 192.168.0.8; } host acer_aspire_one { hardware ethernet 00:23:4d:69:a5:e3; fixed-address 192.168.0.6; } host acer_aspire_wired { hardware ethernet 00:1E:68:F4:39:FC; fixed-address 192.168.0.7; } host dawn_laptop { hardware ethernet 00:1d:09:b4:5b:32; fixed-address 192.168.0.35; } END OF QUOTE > what does the /var/log/messages say, if anything? Here is the relevant section of /var/log/messages when I try to re-connect from the Acer after copying a large file and losing the connection, before I reset the router. I think I'm in trouble from the very first line. "Couldn't get connection secrets". All I get is the window asking me for my WPA2 password. If I leave everything else alone after the lockup and just reset the router, the Acer reconnects right away all by itself. But if the Intel laptop was also online wirelessly when the lockup occurred, then the Intel laptop won't go back online after I reset the router until the Intel laptop has been rebooted. The lockup doesn't affect the wired connections at all. I can still log into the router using a wired connection and go to the configuration page to reset it, and I can still surf the net and whatnot from a wired connection even without resetting the router. The wireless connections to the laptops still think they are present after the lockups occur. I don't get the "disconnected" message and I still have four bars in the panel applet until I reset the router. When I reset the router, the panel applet in the Acer says "disconnected", then the spinning balls start and then it reconnects, but the Intel says "disconnected", then the spinning balls start and it comes up and asks for my WPA2 password and won't actually connect again until I reset the Intel laptop. Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <WARN> get_secrets_cb(): Couldn't get connection secrets: applet-device-wifi.c.1522 (get_secrets_dialog_response_cb): canceled. Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 6 -> 9 Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (melvilletheatre.net) Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto melvilletheatre.net' invalid. Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed. Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 9 -> 3 Nov 4 17:50:08 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 0). Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto melvilletheatre.net' Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto melvilletheatre.net' has security, but secrets are required. Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 6 Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 6 -> 4 Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto melvilletheatre.net' has security, and secrets exist. No new secrets needed. Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'melvilletheatre.net' Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1' Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK' Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>' Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1 Nov 4 17:50:13 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning Nov 4 17:50:14 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating Nov 4 17:50:34 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associating -> disconnected Nov 4 17:50:34 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning Nov 4 17:50:35 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating Nov 4 17:50:38 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): association took too long. Nov 4 17:50:38 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 6 Nov 4 17:50:38 acer NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): asking for new secrets Nov 4 17:50:38 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associating -> disconnected Nov 4 17:50:53 acer NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: link timed out. Nov 4 17:52:20 acer NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com DRY CLEANER BUSINESS FOR SALE ~ http://www.canadadrycleanerforsale.com -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
