>> >> I'm trying to debug a 100% reproducable issue but don't really know >> >> where to look for clues. >> >> >> >> I have a Sony VAIO VGN-FZ240E, running 64bit Fedora 8. >> >> >> >> It happens with many wifi networks that when I boot everything goes >> >> fine, I can connect to the wifi network with nm-applet but as soon as >> >> I lose the connection I will never be able reconnect. The networks in >> >> question use pre-shared keys. If I reboot, everything will be fine >> >> again, I can connect using the password, but as soon as I lose >> >> connection the only way I can reconnect is by reboot. >> >> >> >> Instead of rebooting I tried manually restarting all network related >> >> services but that doesn't help. These are the services I restart in >> >> this order from /etc/rc3.d that I guess are relevant: >> >> >> >> service ip6tables restart >> >> service iptables restart >> >> service network restart >> > NetworkManager and network are two different competitive systems to >> > support networking. I don't say it would work but you should restart >> > NetworkManager not network. >> >> Sure. But in /etc/rc3.d the order of the network related services is this: >> >> ip6tables >> iptables >> network >> NetworkManager >> NetworkManagerDispatcher > Not on my machine. NetworkManager and network are not designed to run > at the same time. It is not clear what NM would do in run level 3 > without X. You certainly don't have a nm-applet running at rl 3 in any > meaningful fashion.
I do boot in runlevel 3 and then start X manually with startx. After X is running nm-applet gets started as well. There is absolutely no problem here. >> So I've tried stopping all 5 services and starting them in the above >> order, because they get started in the above order while booting. But >> already the third service, 'network', fails and wlan doesn't come up. >> If I nevertheless restart NetworkManager and NetworkManagerDispatcher >> I can see the wireless network in question in nm-applet but can not >> connect. I enter the pre-shared key password but it wouldn't connect, >> it just gives back the password window. > Look you talk about rc3.d but if you are using nm-applet you can't be at > run level 3 so what is in rc3.d is irrelevant. As I've said, but let me repeat it again, I do boot into run level 3. After logging in I start X manually via startx. > We are having a giant miscommunication going on . What rl are you actually > running at? No, there is no miscommunication, simply you just have to believe that it is possible to boot in runlevel 3 and then it is possible to start X manually via startx :) >> If I reboot though the above 5 services are started in the above order >> and everything works, wlan comes up and nm-applet can connect using >> the same pre-shared key password. >> >> So it seems to me that I need to do some additional steps manually to >> completely reproduce what is happening at boot time. It just seems >> impossible to me that I can not reproduce everything what is happening >> at boot time, without actually rebooting but doing the same things >> manually as root. >> >> Any ideas where should I be looking for clues? -- Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list