Re: Does anyone understand NetworkManager?

["Darren Albers" <dalbers gmail com>]

Also you need to make sure Network-Manager is stopped, if this is Ubuntu do:
sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager stop

Then bring up the interface with ifup eth1  (or eth0 etc..)


On 8/15/06, Darren Albers <dalbers gmail com> wrote:
> 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
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