Description of Problem: The default options in the /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts file for the wvlan_cs include the setting of several options including ESSID, MODE, RATE, and KEY. Because the redhat-config-network tool does not write all these options if the values are left empty the settings in wireless.opts take hold. For example if the user has a wireless lan with the following settings: ESSID = HomeLAN MODE = Managed FREQ = "" CHANNEL = 1 RATE = auto KEY = "" The redhat-config-network tools writes the following values to the ifcfg script: CHANNEL=1 ESSID=HomeLAN MODE=Managed RATE=auto The missing FREQ and KEY values are then used from wireless.opts which may cause the configuration of the network interface to fail. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): redhat-config-network-0.7.3-1 kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.27-7 initscripts-6.20-1 Roswell 2 i386 Laptop Install RC1 / BETA4 release How Reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: See above example.
I think redhat-config-network should write out all the values; shipping defaults that have no ESSID/key is not what I want.
This defect is considered SHOULD-FIX for Fairfax.
Still waiting for updated redhat-config-network to re test this. Please update this bug when a new test package becomes available.
fixed in CVS ... have to make a package now ... patience ;)