some observations: NM does not connect to network:
sudo service NetworkManager stop Stopping NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] sudo service NetworkManager start Setting network parameters... Starting NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] nmtest NM Status: 'scanning' Active device: '/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0' Active device name: 'ath0' Devices: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth0 Device type: wired /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0 Device type: wireless Strength: 44% Active Network: '/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0/Networks/XXX' Networks: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0/Networks/XXX (XXX) Strength: 44% but NM does not connect, applet shows radar :-( ./nmtest NM Status: 'scanning' Active device: '/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0' Active device name: 'ath0' Devices: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth0 Device type: wired /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0 Device type: wireless Strength: 53% Active Network: '(null)' Networks: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0/Networks/XXX (XXX) Strength: 44% clicking on the network in the applet does not help either. however, a after "modprobe -r ath_pci" NM actually connects, but still the applet is radar scanning and nmtest says NM Status: 'scanning' Active device: '/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0' Active device name: 'ath0' Devices: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/eth0 Device type: wired /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0 Device type: wireless Strength: 44% Active Network: '(null)' Networks: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/ath0/Networks/XXX (XXX) Strength: 44% but we are connected!! IP address and all... and: "service NetworkManager restart" seems not to restart NM: Stopping NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] Setting network parameters... Starting NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] but: ./nmtest nmwa_dbus_call_nm_method(): org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceDoesNotExist raised: Service "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" does not exist NetworkManager appears not to be running (could not get its status). Will exit. now the applet is gone, but: ps auxc|grep Net gives user 5426 0.0 1.7 30708 8928 ? Ssl 17:43 0:00 NetworkManagerI user 5450 0.1 2.1 33356 11040 ? Sl 17:43 0:01 NetworkManagerN root 11365 0.1 0.3 24932 1664 ? Ssl 18:01 0:00 NetworkManager ??? moreover, the device again connects after a "modprobe -r ath_pci", and there is NM specific periodic scanning... Sven _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list