RE: NetworkManager Cannot Connect to Wireless Network
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Frankish [mailto:j-frankish@slb.com]
> Sent: Monday, 12 July, 2010 08:05
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: RE: NetworkManager Cannot Connect to Wireless Network
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Felipe Sateler [mailto:fsateler@debian.org]
> > Sent: Sunday, 11 July, 2010 21:46
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: NetworkManager Cannot Connect to Wireless Network
> >
> > On 10/07/10 01:49, John Frankish wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I just installed NetworkManager and started to use it with
> > > wired/wireless connections.
> > >
> > > Things work fine with the wired connection, but although
> > > NetworkManager displays several available wireless networks, it will
> > > not connect.
> > >
> > > The problem is that when I select the available network to join,
> > > NetworkManager diplays a dialogue "Wireless Network Authentication
> > > Required" and requests a "WEP 128-bit Passphrase". Entering the "128
> > > bits 26 hex digits" code for my router does not work, I believe I need
> > > to enter a "WEP 40/128-bit Key", but when I select this, the "Connect"
> > > button is greyed out and I cannot enter the code.
> > >
> > > Any ideas whey trying to enter a "WEP 40/128-bit Key" is not possible
> > > with NetworkManager?
> > >
> >
> > What are you typing into the textbox? In a later example you are
> > putting the : separators to iwconfig. I think you should not add them
> > to network manager.
> >
> >
> > --
> Thanks - I'd just came to the same conclusion, i.e. entering:
>
> 12:34:56:78:9A:BC:DE:F1:23:45:67:89:AB
>
> Causes the "connect" button to be greyed out, but entering:
>
> 123456789abcdef123456789ab
>
> Leaves the "connect" button "clickable.
>
> ..but NetworkManager still does not connect
>
Hmm - now I see the following in dmesg:
ipw2100: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart
There are many, many hits for this in google, but no solutions...
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