Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1046 mails)

["David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/28/2011 06:17 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
> > Am I missing a new feature or setting somewhere? This was always simple stuff
> > and I never had to mess with Yast when changing networks before. Anybody have
> > any idea why the alternate network blocks in wpa_supplicant.conf are not getting
> > parsed for a connection? What say the experts?
>
> Err... Nobody?

One more oddity in "Yast -> Network Devices -> Network Setting -> AR5001 
Wireless Net Adapter -> Edit -> Wireless Device Settings -> Network Name (ESSID)

Network Name (ESSID) is a list box, but it doesn't contain anything. I'm sure it 
is supposed to hold the results of "Scan Network", but for hidden ESSID's it is 
of no use.

Before 11.4 -- this information was cached somewhere IIRC so you could simply 
choose a prior config or WAP. Why this is no longer populated is probably 
related to why the wireless driver will no longer step though the network blocks 
in wpa_supplicant.conf.  For madwifi - this drop box should at a minimum include 
the wireless networks defined in wpa_supplicant.conf.

Thoughts?


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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
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