Op 31-07-10 02:49, Thomas Taylor schreef:
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:37:03 +0200 "A. den Oudsten" <AdenOudsten@wxs.nl> wrote:
I have been struggling to configure my Wifi connection. I understood from previous threads that I have to remove NetworkManager.state and to do rcnetwork restart to be able to configure the Wifi connection with NetworkManager. This did not lead to success.
So now I intend to make a fresh 11.3 installation, remove NetworkManager.state and do rcnetwork restart. Then I'll do a NetworkManager guided install.
Can anybody tell me what's wrong in this approach?
André den Oudsten
Hi André;
One method of getting things working is to use ifup control which will allow you to control more of the variables. Looking through your thread, I don't see any information about what router/access point you're using or what security protocol you use.
Would you please post the contents of /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 or the device you use. Obfuscate any identifying info, just want to see the settings. Mine looks like this:
####### start listing ####### BOOTPROTO='dhcp4' <<<<<<<< 4 only, dhcp6 causes problems with wireless BROADCAST='' ETHTOOL_OPTIONS='' IFPLUGD_PRIORITY='10' IPADDR='' MTU='' NAME='Wireless WiFi Link 5100' NETMASK='' NETWORK='' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='ifplugd' USERCONTROL='no' WIRELESS_AP='' WIRELESS_AP_SCANMODE='1' WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk' WIRELESS_BITRATE='54' WIRELESS_CA_CERT='' WIRELESS_CHANNEL='4' WIRELESS_CLIENT_CERT='' WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY='' WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY_PASSWORD='' WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0' WIRELESS_EAP_AUTH='' WIRELESS_EAP_MODE='' WIRELESS_ESSID='xxxXXXxxxXXX' <<<<<<< obscured WIRELESS_FREQUENCY='' WIRELESS_KEY='' WIRELESS_KEY_0='' WIRELESS_KEY_1='' WIRELESS_KEY_2='' WIRELESS_KEY_3='' WIRELESS_KEY_LENGTH='128' WIRELESS_MODE='Managed' WIRELESS_NICK='' WIRELESS_NWID='' WIRELESS_PEAP_VERSION='' WIRELESS_POWER='no' WIRELESS_WPA_ANONID='' WIRELESS_WPA_IDENTITY='' WIRELESS_WPA_PASSWORD='' WIRELESS_WPA_PSK='XXXXXXxxxxxxXXXXXXxxxxxx' <<<<<<< obscured ######### end listing #######
Yours should look similar. To get mine working I started with manual control (ifup) and using NO security until I could get a reliable connection and then adding security when it was working. That eliminates some of the contributing problems allowing you to deal with just one variable at a time.
In addition to posting your copy of the above, also please give us as much information about your system as needed (computer make/model, make/model of wireless card & router/AP, which desktop (KDE - Gnome - other) and any steps you took prior to the problem and any error messages received during those steps and any information you think would apply here.
Looking forward to your reply.
Tom
Here you find mine: BOOTPROTO='dhcp' BROADCAST='' ETHTOOL_OPTIONS='' IPADDR='' MTU='' NAME='AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter' NETMASK='' NETWORK='' REMOTE_IPADDR='' STARTMODE='auto' USERCONTROL='yes' WIRELESS_AP='' WIRELESS_AP_SCANMODE='1' WIRELESS_AUTH_MODE='psk' WIRELESS_BITRATE='auto' WIRELESS_CA_CERT='' WIRELESS_CHANNEL='' WIRELESS_CLIENT_CERT='' WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY='' WIRELESS_CLIENT_KEY_PASSWORD='' WIRELESS_DEFAULT_KEY='0' WIRELESS_EAP_AUTH='' WIRELESS_EAP_MODE='' WIRELESS_ESSID='SpeedTouchD17287' WIRELESS_FREQUENCY='' WIRELESS_KEY='' WIRELESS_KEY_0='' WIRELESS_KEY_1='' WIRELESS_KEY_2='' WIRELESS_KEY_3='' WIRELESS_KEY_LENGTH='128' WIRELESS_MODE='Managed' WIRELESS_NICK='' WIRELESS_NWID='' WIRELESS_PEAP_VERSION='' WIRELESS_POWER='yes' WIRELESS_WPA_ANONID='' WIRELESS_WPA_IDENTITY='' WIRELESS_WPA_PASSWORD='' WIRELESS_WPA_PSK='..........' My Laptop is an Acer Aspire 5315 with an AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter devisename: wlan0 automatic started at startup IP address by DHCP I did a fresh install and now I have Networkmanager to configure my Wifi I found the right ESSID and was asked for the BSSID and assumed it was the same as the MAC code, because of the number of digits required. I filled in the WPA-PSK code although there was WPA/WPA2-personal instead of WPA-PSK. After that I saw a growing blue bar, but it reached only two thirds of its supposed lenght, but no connection. iwconfig wlan0 essid SpeedTouchD17827 was refused, even in su mode. What are my last possibilities? Thanks André -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org