Re: Does anyone understand NetworkManager?

["Darren Albers" <dalbers gmail com>]

Here is the wpa_supplicant.conf that I used in the past for WPA_PSK:

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=2
fast_reauth=1
network={
      ssid="Enteryour SSID Here"
      proto=WPA
      key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
      pairwise=TKIP
      group=TKIP
      psk=enteryourkeyhere
}


Then to bring up wpa do this:
wpa_supplicant -d -c/path/to/wpa_supplicant.conf -ieth1 -Dwext

You need to change to enter the path to wpa_supplicant.conf above and
make sure that -i points to the right interface eth1 or eth0 etc...


On 8/15/06, David Abrahams <dave boost-consulting com> wrote:
> Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> writes:
>
> > On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 10:46 -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
> >> Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> writes:
> >>
> >> > On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 09:42 -0400, Darren Albers wrote:
> >> >> When I saw your post I read the logs but didn't see anything that
> >> >> would indicate a problem.  I vaguely remember some issues with hidden
> >> >> SSID's that were fixed in 0.6.3 that the Ubuntu maintainer may not
> >> >> have backported.  Can you try broadcasting your SSID and see if it
> >> >> works?
> >> >
> >> > That would be a big help.  Some drivers (madwifi in particular) don't
> >> > seem to work well with hidden SSIDs and wpa_supplicant and
> >> > NetworkManager, and that interaction isn't well understood.  It has
> >> > something to do with AP_SCAN and the network options that are passed to
> >> > wpa_supplicant.
> >> >
> >> > Can you try with wpa_supplicant alone, constructing the necessary
> >> > wpa_supplicant.conf, and see if that works?  Please use the 'wext'
> >> > driver with wpa_suppliant.
> >>
> >> Could you point me at some detailed instructions?  I don't know how to
> >> "try with wpa_supplicant alone" or set up its drivers.
> >> Should I do this with or without hidden SSIDs?  With the Ubuntu
> >> release, or something newer?
> >
> > Any document on setting up wpa_supplicant would work for this; just
> > remember to stop NetworkManager first.  I don't have any links offhand,
> > but the package for wpa_supplicant should include a sample config file
> > that may get you started.
>
> There's none in evidence.  Will look around for a HOWTO.
>
> --
> Dave Abrahams
> Boost Consulting
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