Re: NetworkManager FC5 -- No WEP key

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 09:09 -0500, Nathaniel McCallum wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 20:58 -0500, Darren Albers wrote:
> > ***Stupid gmail has the default reply back to the sender!  Grr***
> > 
> > This is what I think he is refering to,
> > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2006-March/msg00068.html
> > but I think (And I could be wrong) that this is only for WPA support
> > on the listed chipsets and I also think that this patch might already
> > be in the FC5 package..
> > 
> > There was a lot of "I think's" in that above statement so maybe Robert
> > or Dan can pop in?  ;-)
> 
> I was able to get it working with the patch.  The patch it not a part of
> the FC5 rpms, but should be (at least a build option).  I know the patch
> isn't desired in upstream.  But if so, then NM shouldn't lie and say
> that ndiswrapper (etc) is "fully-supported":
> 
> <information> wlan0: Device is fully-supported using driver
> 'ndiswrapper'.
> 
> Perhaps a "wlan0: Device 'ndiswrapper' is not supported due to lack of
> WEXT compliance" message would be better.

Likely you're right...  file a bug on gnome.org for it?

Thanks!
Dan