The next chapter in wireless problems: difference between Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.10?

[jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Jarod Wilson)]

On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 09:56 -0500, Don Levey wrote:
> A followup:
> 
> Don Levey wrote:
> > Matthew Gillen wrote:
> >> Don Levey wrote:
> >>> It's a built-in 802.11a/b/g card in my Acer laptop.  It
> >>> identifies in Network Settings as Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG.
> >> ...
> >>> When I logged in again as myself (into KDE) I tried to connect
> >>> via the Network Manager applet.  However, even though it saw the 
> >>> previously-configured connection (and I was asked for the
> >>> password) it refused to connect.  Instead I was continually
> >>> prompted for the WPA password.
> > 
> >> I have a dell that uses the iwl4965 driver, and I have issues
> >> similar to what you describe when I've booted with wireless off via
> >> the hardware kill-switch, then turn it on.  Wireless will work if
> >> it doesn't use WPA, but I have a heck of time trying to
> >> authenticate to WPA networks. It works just fine if wireless is
> >> enabled at boot time.
> > 
> >> So I wouldn't rule out it being a driver issue.
> > 
> > The hardware kill switch... I remember that I used to have problems
> > if it weren't enabled at the right time during startup.  There are
> > certain times where hitting that switch will work - just after the
> > POST, after udev is enabled.  I've gotten used to hitting that as a
> > matter of course.
> > 
> > 
> >> Do it the other way around (try your normal user, then the new test
> >> user) and see if the test user fails to connect.
> > 
> > 
> > As for the sequence of users, if the first user I try upon startup is
> >  the test user, it works.  If the first user I try is the normal
> > user, I am unsuccessful and there's no "carry-through".
> > 
> After more testing last night, it seems there *is* some carry-through.
> If I try to login first as my normal user (and fail to connect), logging
> out and in again as the test user fails each time.  It seems I must use
> the test user FIRST.
> 
> What's more, though I didn't repeat this enough times for me to be
> comfortable being definitive, it seems that I must do a proper logout
> for the connection to carry over.  If I do <ctrl><alt><bkspace> to
> restart X and force a login prompt, the connection doesn't make it through.
> 
> It seems my next step will be to start moving files in my home directory
> out of the way.  Perhaps I can find something that makes a difference
> here - unless there's a central file with individual users' settings for
> Network Manager that I've failed to find.

IIRC, all the relevant bits should be stored in gconf and/or your gnome
keyring. Maybe install gnome-keyring-manager, and look in the default
keyring -- I see all kinds of NetworkManager AP/password associations
stored there on my laptop. Maybe deleting crud there will get you back
in action w/your initial login id.


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Jarod Wilson
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