Re: Unstable connectivity

[Quentin Denis <quentin denis gmail com>]

Problem is solved, it was my fault. Sorry!

Thank you anyway for your response.

Kind regards,
Quentin

On Tuesday 19 January 2010 23:11:42 Dan Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 13:17 -0500, Quentin Denis wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > 
> > 
> > I am experiencing troubles when connecting to my new private network
> > under Linux (works fine with Windows). I cannot get an ip address and
> > the logs tell me a bit more, but I would like to know how to proceed
> > to resolve this issue. My network adapter is an Intel Wifi Link 5100
> > using the iwlagn driver. Connecting to other WEP APs usually works
> > flawless, it's the first time my system won't connect at all to this
> > particular WEP encrypted access point.
> 
> Is the problem with the 'BELL849' AP?
> 
> If so, it looks like the user applet your computer is running (the kde
> one perhaps?) is not sending the correct information back to
> NetworkManager.  It appears that the connection is set for 802.1x
> security (Dynamic WEP) but the applet does not respond with the correct
> 802.1x information.
> 
> Jan  5 16:14:41 linux-blu3 NetworkManager: <WARN>  update_one_setting():
> Failed to update connection secrets: 1 802-1x Jan  5 16:14:41 linux-blu3
> NetworkManager: <WARN>  real_connection_secrets_updated(): Ignoring
> updated secrets for setting 'ipv4'. Jan  5 16:14:41 linux-blu3
> NetworkManager: <WARN>  real_connection_secrets_updated(): Ignoring
> updated secrets for setting '802-11-wireless'.
> 
> Could you tell me more about the details of your install?  Do you run
> any of the Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc desktops?
> 
> You may be able to work around the issue by deleting that connection
> using nm-connection-editor and recreating it.  But I think the bug lies
> in the GUI tool that's sending NM the information.  And I don't think
> that's nm-applet.
> 
> Dan