Description of problem:

The redhat-config-network program failed with an Exception Occured error popup.

This is the from the exception occured window and a second part that happened
when I save the output to a file.  This system was upgraded from 7.3 to 9.0. It
was not a re-install.
This is the output from the Exception window:

Component: redhat-config-network
Version: 1.2.0
Summary: TB /usr/src/build/228093-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py:137:sear
ch:TypeError: expected string or buffer
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/redhat-config-network-gui", line 154, in ?
    window = mainDialog()
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 154, in __init__
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 225, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 232, in loadDevices
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 210, in getDeviceList
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 117, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/plugins/NCDevWireless.py", line 34, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/NCWireless.py", line 52, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/228093-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py", line
137,in search
    return _compile(pattern, flags).search(string)
TypeError: expected string or buffer

Local variables in innermost frame:
pattern: ^s:
flags: 0
string: None

Second output after the save to file button was depressed.
Component: redhat-config-network
Version: 1.2.0
Summary: TB /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhpl/exception.py:280:handleExcepti
on:TypeError: generic_error_dialog() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dialog_
type'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/redhat-config-network-gui", line 169, in ?
    handleException(sys.exc_info(), PROGNAME, PRG_VERSION)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhpl/exception.py", line 280, in handle
Exception
    dialog_type = "info")
TypeError: generic_error_dialog() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dialog_typ
e'

Local variables in innermost frame:
fs: <rhpl.exception.FileSelection instance at 0x86a04c4>
type: exceptions.TypeError
text: Component: redhat-config-network
Version: 1.2.0
Summary: TB /usr/src/build/228093-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py:137:sear
ch:TypeError: expected string or buffer
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/redhat-config-network-gui", line 154, in ?
    window = mainDialog()
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 154, in __init__
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 225, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 232, in loadDevices
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 210, in getDeviceList
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 117, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/plugins/NCDevWireless.py", line 34, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/net
confpkg/NCWireless.py", line 52, in load
  File "/usr/src/build/228093-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py", line 137, 
in search
    return _compile(pattern, flags).search(string)
TypeError: expected string or buffer

list: ['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', '  File "/usr/sbin/redhat-config-
network-gui", line 154, in ?\n    window = mainDialog()\n', '  File "/usr/src/bu
ild/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindia
log.py", line 154, in __init__\n', '  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install
/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 225, in loa
d\n', '  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-netw
ork/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 232, in loadDevices\n', '  File "/usr/sr
c/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCDevic
eList.py", line 210, in getDeviceList\n', '  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/
install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 117, i
n load\n', '  File "/usr/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config
-network/netconfpkg/plugins/NCDevWireless.py", line 34, in load\n', '  File "/us
r/src/build/226257-noarch/install/usr/share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/NCW
ireless.py", line 52, in load\n', '  File "/usr/src/build/228093-i386/install/us
r/lib/python2.2/sre.py", line 137, in search\n    return _compile(pattern, flags
).search(string)\n', 'TypeError: expected string or buffer\n']
progname: redhat-config-network
value: expected string or buffer
tb: <traceback object at 0x867062c>
extxt: ['TypeError: expected string or buffer\n']
version: 1.2.0
t: search
file: /rc: -5
.0: (<class exceptions.TypeError at 0x81166b4>, <exceptions.TypeError instance a
t 0x86a104c>, <traceback object at 0x867062c>)
tblast: ('/usr/src/build/228093-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py', 137, 'se
arch')
out: <closed file '/home/dimick/redhat-config-network-failure.txt', mode 'w' at 
0x86b1b68>
home/dimick/redhat-config-network-failure.txt




Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

redhat-config-network-1.2.0-2


How reproducible:
this happens every time I try to run the program

Steps to Reproduce:
1.run redhat-config-network from the command line in a xterm window

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Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info: