Comment 10 for bug 102502

This problem is still active with Kubuntu Jaunty (Beta) ((latest update on 07.04.2009)).

Configuration: Dell Inspiron 1545 with Intel 5100 wlan card
Problem: Access to WEP with ASCII string as shared key

I can connect to WEP access point with a hand edited /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and corresponding /etc/network/interfaces configuration. Thus my problem is not caused by driver or other problems.

Somehow knetworkmanager seems to have problems, telling wpa_supplicant the secret settings. At least the following entries in /var/log/syslog seem to point to this:

Apr 7 11:28:00 computer NetworkManager: <WARN> update_one_setting(): Failed to update connection secrets: 1 802-1x
Apr 7 11:28:00 computer NetworkManager: <WARN> real_connection_secrets_updated(): Ignoring updated secrets for setting 'ipv4'.
Apr 7 11:28:00 computer NetworkManager: <WARN> real_connection_secrets_updated(): Ignoring updated secrets for setting '802-11-wireless'.

Apr 7 11:28:00 computer NetworkManager: nm_setting_802_1x_get_pkcs11_engine_path: assertion `NM_IS_SETTING_802_1X (setting)' failed
Apr 7 11:28:00 computer NetworkManager: nm_setting_802_1x_get_pkcs11_module_path: assertion `NM_IS_SETTING_802_1X (setting)' failed

Apr 7 11:28:02 computer kernel: [ 4697.712097] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:11:6b:61:ae:b3
Apr 7 11:28:02 computer kernel: [ 4697.912096] wlan0: authentication with AP 00:11:6b:61:ae:b3 timed out

/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf:
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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ap_scan=1
eapol_version=1

network={
        ssid="<ESSID>"
 scan_ssid=1
 key_mgmt=NONE
 auth_alg=SHARED
 wep_tx_keyidx=0
        wep_key0="<myCode>"
 priority=5
}

==>>
The manual ifup-based approach with /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf works just fine. But I want to configure this computer, so that non expert users can connect to WEP network with a nice GUI.

I hope, that the attached information helps to trace the problem.

Kind Regards,
Achim