[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Sigh, getting rather tired of all these IT and Security GURUs telling us how > we need to configure our systems all the time. Look, I have a machine that is > UNATTENDED and uses a WIRELESS connection. The gnome keyring PREVENTS me from > using the machine in this role. This machine must auto login and it must > connect to the wireless net to work. The nearest user is about 20 miles away > so there is NO login password and NO ONE to enter one. So, can't we just turn > the damn gnome keyring OFF?? Sorry if I offend, but I am really fed up with > this problem!
[ Hitting carriage return once every 70 chars or so would have made this much easier to read. -wsr] There are two ways to get the wireless up and running. One is the new-fangled Network(Mis)Manager and the other is the older wpa_supplicant. You might try turning off NetworkManager, turning on networking and wpa_supplicant and adding your wifi sid and password to wpa_supplicant.config . chkconfig NetworkManager off chkconfig networking on chkconfig wpa_supplicant on Run system-config-network and fill in the addresses or select the dhcp settings. Add your SID and passwor to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. Mine (minus real sid and password) is below. ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant ctrl_interface_group=10 update_config=1 network={ ssid="NySID" psk=MySekretKey proto=RSN key_mgmt=WPA-PSK # assuming you use WPA2 pairwise=CCMP priority=10 } Then reboot and watch the services start being mindful or the red FAIL messages. wpa_gui is a nice tool once wpa_supplicant is running to check signal strengths and which SIDs are within reach. You can also forcefully disconnect from one net and select another if you are within a few AP's and need to find the most reliable one to configure in. -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.full-steam.org/ (ipv6-only) You may need to config 6to4 to see the above pages. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list