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#1 2010-06-20 20:35:09

pythonscript
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From: Edinburgh, Scotland
Registered: 2009-07-10
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problem connecting to WEP network with shared key using Network Manage

I just installed and configured gnome, and now I'm trying to connect to my wireless router using Network Manager, but for some reason, the connection always fails. My router uses a shared, hexidecimal WEP key (and I can't change any of these options so moving to WPA isn't an option for me). I right click on the icon, go to Edit Connections, type in the SSID, key (WEP 40/129 bit key), select Shared key, and check Available to all users. The network simply won't connect. How can I fix this? Thanks!


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#2 2010-06-21 02:33:05

snaip
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Re: problem connecting to WEP network with shared key using Network Manage

Try manual config. Type

iwconfig

Note what's your wireless interface (maybe wlan0 or eth1) And then proceed typing (requires superuser access), replacing [essid] and [key] with in respect to your router.

iwconfig wlan0 essid [essid] key [key]
dhcpcd wlan0

Connected and internet works? Something is wrong with your NetworkManager configuration.
iwconfig fails? Something wrong with your drivers.
dhcpcd fails? Something wrong with your key.. or drivers.

And I suppose you read through the NetworkManager article in arch wiki, especially http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Net … it_daemons

Last edited by snaip (2010-06-21 02:34:53)

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#3 2010-06-21 13:55:20

pythonscript
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From: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Re: problem connecting to WEP network with shared key using Network Manage

Sorry, I should have included more details in my original post. I was connecting to my router manually using the steps in the wiki (that you specified above). Now, however, if I run:

sudo /etc/rc.d/networkmanager stop
sudo /etc/rc.d/network start

then try to manually connect, it hangs on "waiting for carrier." I'm connecting via DHCP, too. NetworkManager does let me connect to eth0, my ethernet connection.

The driver is loaded, but to be safe, I ran modprobe ath9k and modprobe ath_pci, to make sure.

Last edited by pythonscript (2010-06-22 14:56:31)


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#4 2010-06-28 15:58:51

pythonscript
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From: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Re: problem connecting to WEP network with shared key using Network Manage

Sorry to raise the issue again, but does anyone have any other ideas? I went through the troubleshooting steps in the wiki. I tried the steps under DHCP problems from the NetworkManager section of the wiki, but to no avail. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks!


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