Fedora Wireless connect timeout

BopNiblets

Ok, got my old PC setup for studying a bit of Fedora 12, LiveUSB didn't boot but LiveCD installed fine, clean install and everything.
Now the problems start, wireless connected fine from the Mint LiveUSB but had the same problem with Fedora LiveCD.

I can see my AP listed, click on it, asks for the WPA key and I enter it, then the icon in the bar spins, one light goes green, then the 2nd, then it spins some more, then it times out.
So I did a tail -f /var/log/messages to see what was up:

Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0)
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.1.0p1
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: Copyright 2004-2009 Internet Systems Consortium.
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: All rights reserved.
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient:
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:11:09:22:0d:dd
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:11:09:22:0d:dd
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> dhclient started with pid 1884
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) scheduled...
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed normal exit -> preinit
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started...
Apr 18 22:46:57 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete.
Apr 18 22:46:58 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
Apr 18 22:47:06 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
Apr 18 22:47:15 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
Apr 18 22:47:29 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Apr 18 22:47:36 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): DHCP transaction took too long, stopping it.
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 1884
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) started...
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 7 -> 9 (reason 5)
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (RandomBlob)
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto RandomBlob' invalid.
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed.
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) complete.
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Apr 18 22:47:43 localhost NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 0).

Offy

Id DHCP enabled on the router or PC?

BopNiblets

On my router DHCP Server is Enabled, how do I check on the Fedora PC?

Offy

BopNiblets wrote: »

On my router DHCP Server is Enabled, how do I check on the Fedora PC?

Try going into your network settings and edit your network card, click on IPv4 settings and change the method to Automatic (DHCP) address only then put your dns addresses in with a comma between the primary and secondary. You have no DNS set so you wont be able to get WWW pages.
With Fedora 12 the PC sets itself up with DHCP and DNS as I recall but your router is probably trying to do the same. Copy the settings in your router to your PC and try again.

BopNiblets

When you say network card you mean Wireless card? As in select Wireless tab in Network Connections, then my router connection, then Edit and you get a window with the IP4 tab and change Automatic (DHCP) address only as an option?

Also where do I find the two DNS addresses, I couldn't see anything obvious in the router configuration, would the two ones from ipconfig /all in Windows do?

Edit: Well, that didn't make it work anyway, still times out as above.
I googled and Fedoras DNS Servers are in /etc/resolv.conf
When I did cat /etc/resolv.conf I think I created it because it was blank, is that right?

Man I suck at the network stuff beyond connecting a cable or typing in WPA keys to connect.