nm-applet not working

[bas1]

After about a month of non-usage, I booted up into Fedora 8 (gnome) this morning, only to find that I had about 83 updates. I decided to update my computer to keep it secure. However, not only did these updates break my installation of compiz, they completely screwed up nm-applet (that piece of crap program that sits in your sys tray). Now I can no longer connect to the internet via wi-fi. It keeps asking me endlessly for my password to open up the default keyring in gnome after I input my WEP password. I never set it up though because I knew that stupid keyring doesn't work. I reviewed http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=159492&highlight=nm-applet but got no where. Help, anyone? :(

[strikeforce]

Maybe you have the wrong settings.

[stevea]

Sys-tray ? You're thinking Windoze. The nm-applet sits in the 'notification area' of the main panel (by default). There is nothing wrong w/ the keyring that I'm am aware of use it 10 times a day recently.

It's normal for nm to upchuck and re-request the passwords endlessly when is sees the SSID and can't connects b/c of authentication, YOU'VE set up the authentication incorrectly.

I suggest you go to "application->system tools->configuration editor"
Then select system>network and select the problem network connection and delete it.
(you may heve to delete each item). Then set the proper connection by right-clicking
NM icon.

If you don't want to use NM then simply stop the services (system-config-services).
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Sorry, but when the blame-assessment committee meets I feel confident that you and not the keyring you badmouth will be the source of the problem.

[GrapeShot]

The Gnome-keyring a program the allows for easy access to security credentials. It is probably not the same as the WEP key for your wifi connection. If you do not know your keyring password, you can reset it by either using the gnome-keyring-manager or deleting the ~/.gnome2/keyrings/default.keyring file.

Gnome-keyring essentially provides the same function as Apple's keychain program, a secure way to store authentication information.

[Crito]

They should have installed the GUI tool by default:
yum install gnome-keyring-manager
menu item will be under System --> Preferences --> System --> Keyring Manager

[Frank616]

Stevea:

I have been having problems with the keyring associated with nm-applet as well, similar to the original post. Mine too began to act up after an upgrade. It had been working fine before.

However, following yours and other suggestions (once I got the gui Keyring Manager installed, which it is NOT by default), I got it up and running as it should be.

I have no idea where all the additional keys in my keyring came from - some of them for connections I've never seen before, or at least, don't remember seeing. :) In any case, once I had deleted them all, and then input the correct WPA key for my local network, things began working again.

Thanks for the help.

Frank.

[bbfuller]

Hello bas1

There have been quite a few problems associated with the latest update round, in particular with the new 2.6.24 kernel and the rt61 and rt2500 wireless network drivers.

Could I suggest that the first thing you try is to select the previous kernel when given the option at the boot menu.

For me that cures the problem. After that you need to check how to keep the working kernel - if that is indeed the problem - when the next round of updates occurs.

Post back here if you need help with that.

[Frank616]

bbfuller:

Nah, I read the board first and found out that 2.6.24 had problems, so I have avoided that upgrade so far. :)

The issues I mentioned took place some weeks ago BEFORE the 2.6.24 kernel was released. I've stayed with 2.6.23-15.137 and the video drivers that match it.

Thanks for the offer of help, however.

Frank.

[spoilt]

hm NetworkManager stopped working here after updating the system as well. When I login, the gnome-keyring is not running any more. If I right click on the nm-applet icon there's no Enable Wireless option anymore for some unknown reason. I'm using the rt73usb module. The ethernet is working fine though. The problem is that I can see that wlan0 from ifconfig and I can scan for available ap's using # iwlist wlan0 scan. Any tip?

[bbfuller]

Hello spoilt

For me the problem has been resolved with then updated kernel new in the repositories in the last day.

kernel-2.6.24.3-34.fc8.i586.rpm

[spoilt]

well, i've got 2.6.24.3-34 and 2.6.24.38 installed :P The wireless was working perfectly with these two kernels prior the latest software update. maybe you'll have the same problem if you install the latest updates...

[bbfuller]

Hello spoilt

What I meant to say is that I have done tthree complete updates from the Fedora Updates repository in the last couple of hours.

All three of those were on machines where the wireless stopped working or the machine was unable to boot with the change from the 2.6.23 kernel to the 2.6.24 kernel range.

However, with the complete update, including the new kernel mentioned above all, of those machines are running OK again.

All three of those machines run wireless, rt61, rt2500, b43.

I suggested the latest kernel just because it has solved a lot of problems. I wasn't aware you already had it.