Description of problem: Network Device Control 1.3.96 tries and fails to set rate on rtl8187 usb wifi, Subsequently fails to connect *and* hangs network processes. work-around (assuming rate already set or set via command line) is to delete 'rate=' line in /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-wlan0. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): system-config-network 1.3.96 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Doesn't work *and* hangs system. Expected results: At *least* fail soft, don't hang the system. Additional info: Error message indicates NDC 1.3.96 and driver for wlan0 are compiled with different version numbers and 'some things may be broken'. They are.
fedora message, system working fairly well, otherwise: [root@clara ~]# iwconfig wlan0 > warning.txt Warning: Driver for device wlan0 has been compiled with version 22 of Wireless Extension, while this program supports up to version 20. Some things may be broken...
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