On 06/01/2010 05:11 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > > Steven Stern <subscribed-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I have a desktop with wireless, due to some cabling difficulties. I'm >> trying to switch from "Network" to "NetworkManager" because we're moving >> our wireless from WEP to WPA-PSK. >> >> Using Network Manager, I can configure a connection with a static IP >> address and things seem fine. >> >> BUT, I want this connection established at boot time and I don't want to >> have to manually enter the WPA-PSK password. >> >> So, I used EDIT CONNECTIONS to edit the connection and checked >> "Available to all users". When I click "Apply", the "Auto xxxx" has >> disappeared from the list of wireless connections. Clicking on the >> network from the list shown my nm-applet seems to create an "Auto xxxx" >> that uses DHCP and has forgotten the password. >> >> How do I configure a WPA-PSK wireless connection that (1) is remembered >> and (2) available whether or not I'm logged in? > > That should have worked. Back in F11 or F12 that is how I made my WPA2 > network available at boot time. Try it again, maybe NetworkManager > is buggy now. The latest versions seem much worse than the 6-month old > versions that were replaced. > > If all else fails, add the psk by hand. Here is what the files should > have looked like if NetworkMangler didn't mangled them. > > root@bertha ~]# cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ > [root@bertha network-scripts]# cat ifcfg-Auto_wsrcc > ESSID="wsrcc" > MODE=Managed > KEY_MGMT=WPA-PSK > TYPE=Wireless > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > NAME="Auto wsrcc" > UUID=<some numbers> > ONBOOT=yes > DEVICE=Auto_wsrcc0 > NM_CONTROLLED=yes > IPV6INIT=yes > USERCTL=no > RATE=auto > CHANNEL= > WPA_ALLOW_WPA=yes > WPA_ALLOW_WPA2=yes > PEERDNS=yes > PEERROUTES=yes > LAST_CONNECT=1260809759 > [root@bertha network-scripts]# cat keys-wlan0 > KEY= # (the KEY variable was truly empty) > [root@bertha network-scripts]# cat keys-Auto_wsrcc > KEY= # ditto > WPA_PSK="nobodyisgoingtoguessthispassword" > [root@bertha network-scripts]# > > -wolfgang My files seem configured appropriately. Unfortunately, the system does not come up on the network. And, when I check "Available to all users" in nm-applet, the connection is dropped and disappears from the wireless list. -- -- Steve -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
