When a connection was locked to a specific WPA protocol version (either v1 or v2/RSN) via either the GConf system or settings in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ configuration files, the NetworkManager UI overwrote that preference when the connection was edited and saved. This bug has been fixed and such WPA preferences are now preserved in the described scenario.
When a connection is locked to a specific WPA protocol (either v1 or v2/RSN) via either GConf or WPA_ALLOW_WPA/WPA_ALLOW_WPA2 in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, the UI overwrites that preference when the connection is edited and saved.
The internal IBM Linux deployment team is interested in this patch.
Comment 4RHEL Program Management
2012-07-16 22:50:04 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. Product
Management has requested further review of this request by
Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux release for currently deployed products.
This request is not yet committed for inclusion in a release.
Created attachment 605730[details]
Preserve WPA protocols and ciphers when editing connections
Updated patch fixes a crash when editing WPA-PSK connections.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0429.html