Re: [gentoo-user] wireless software config problem

[Alan McKinnon]

On 06/09/2017 18:31, allan gottlieb wrote:
> My system runs gnome3/systemd.  I use NetworkManager, which is mostly
> working fine.
>
> At work the desired network is named "nyu".  The sysadmins say I need to
> change at least one security parameter.  When I open the gui it shows
> the network configuration parameters (by clicking the gear) and lets me
> select different values.  However the "Apply" button never becomes
> active so I can only "Cancel".
>
> If I try to select the "nyu" network it asks for the password, which I
> know and enter. I then click the appropriate button (something like
> "apply" or "ok").  As expected the window goes away but I am not
> connected and the window reappears.
>
> A "tip" from the sys admins at work is to somehow tell my system to
> forget all it knows about the network "nyu", but neither I nor they know
> how to do it (they don't "fully support" linux).
>
> Any help would be appreciated.


Your sysadmins are talking shit. What they need to do is tell you what
the security settings are for that SSID. If it's a corporate firm it's
likely something along the lines of "Protected EAP (PEAP)" and they must
tell you what it requires. Or, find a working Windows machine and check
it's wireless network property for that SSID. Usually, one can figure it
out relatively easily.

That your sysadmins don't know this is a rather brutal indictement of
your sysadmins...

In connman one often has delete and re-create connections as it often
happens there isn't an Edit button in connman applets! But not in
NetworkManager:
right click -> Config -> Edit -> Save
always does the trick if you click the right buttons in the Edit step


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Alan McKinnon
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