wireless on 9.04

[Karl F. Larsen]

Shannon McMackin wrote:
> On 09/09/2009 08:00 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>> 	I and others wrote a bug for 9.04 because we could not get wireless
>> working after we got a lot of updates. It appears to me now working with
>> 9.10 alfa 3 that the Key-chain is the thing that causes confusion when
>> setting up wireless.
>>
>> 	Here is what happened with 9.10. It came up with no Internet after
>> installing on the hard drive. Everything else was fine. I right clicked
>> the two monitor in the upper right edge of the screen, and a panel came
>> down showing the 3 wireless signals I receive now at home. I selected my
>> own and a new panel came up asking for my router password. I gave it and
>> expected the network manager to start getting the Internet but no.
>>
>> 	Another panel came up asking for me to put in a password for a
>> key-ring! I put in a simple password, and THEN the Internet started working.
>>
>> 	After a re-boot again the 9.10 comes up without Internet working. This
>> time you right click the monitors and the key-chain panel wants you to
>> give it a password and when you do, it works.
>>
>> 	Now on 9.04 I went through all this and then tried "wicd" and never
>> looked back. This replacement for network manager after a reboot has
>> Internet ready before the rest of the system is started!
>>
>> 	My question to the group is this: Is anyone using wireless Internet
>> still using network manager on 9.04? If so are you using the key-ring
>> password like I did?
>>
>> Thanks Karl
>>
>>
>>
> I have never had the problems you describe with key-ring.  Default 
> installs every time.  Since before I can remember and this is maybe back 
> to Edgy, I install and select my wireless AP and enter the information 
> and connect.  Never prompted for a keyring password.
> 
> Current NM is awesome for me, switching APs and with some WPAsupplicant 
> patches, it's flawless on my corporate LEAP network.
> 
> 
	Have you ever used 9.04? Edgy had no problems you see. This problem 
never came up until version 9.04 and your email makes me think you have 
never used 9.04 so you have no background to talk from.

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