Re: Connection sharing with WPA/WPA2

[Quintin Beukes <quintin last za net>]

Are you sure the network is even established? Can you ping the other host?

You mentioned "ad-hoc". I've noticed NetworkManager has problems
establishing AdHoc networks using WPA. For the network doesn't
establish in the first place, so sharing won't work.

Maybe this is your problem as well?

try pinging the other host.

Quintin Beukes



On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Gonsolo <gonsolo gmail com> wrote:
> Am 17.01.2010 18:04, schrieb Marc Luethi:
>>
>> On Sun, 2010-01-17 at 17:37 +0100, Gonsolo wrote:
>>
>>> It works with WEP64 encryption but not with WPA/WPA2 encryption.
>>
>> If your notebook sets up an "ad hoc" WiFi network, you can't use WPA or
>> WPA2.
>>
>> AFAIK, the "ad hoc" WiFi mode is still limited to WEP encryption.
>>
>> With certain hardware/driver combinations it is possible to run your
>> hardware in "Access Point mode" - then this restriction does not apply,
>> of course.
>
> Ok, thanks. It seems to be "ad hoc". I think my WG511 card would allow WPA
> but I will continue to use WEP for now (since it is the easiest to do :) ).
>
> g
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