On Dec 9, 2007 8:34 AM, P Kapat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry for not getting back early. Work is keeping things busy.. Thanks
> to Bin, Jörg, and Yannick for the details. I am able to connect to the
> wireless networks now :) I am providing the two files
> /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/wpa_suppliant.conf for reference and
> may be someone else will find it helpful.
>
> After booting, I do a 'ifup eth2' to get a a wireless connection. Now
> how do I change the network (say from 'home' to 'neighbor')?
See /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/README.modes.gz.
After "ifup eth2", you can use
# wpa_gui -ieth2
(install package wpagui)
or
# wpa_cli list_networks
# wpa_cli select_network <<network id>
( see wpa_cli -h )
Best regards,
Bin
> ### /etc/network/interfaces ###
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> allow-hotplug eth1
> iface eth1 inet dhcp
>
> iface eth2 inet manual
> wpa_driver wext
> wpa_roam /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
>
> iface default inet dhcp
>
> iface work inet dhcp
>
> iface home inet dhcp
>
> iface neighbor inet dhcp
>
> ### /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf ###
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=0
> eapol_version=1
> ap_scan=1
> fast_reauth=1
>
> # EAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2 configuration for RADIUS servers that use the old
> peaplabel
> network={
> ssid="workwireless"
> id_str="work"
> scan_ssid=1
> proto=WPA
> key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
> eap=PEAP
> identity="user"
> password="mypassword"
> phase1="peaplabel=0"
> phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2"
> priority=1
> }
>
> network={
> ssid="me"
> id_str="home"
> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
> proto=WPA
> pairwise=TKIP
> group=TKIP
> psk="abcd"
> }
>
> network={
> ssid="other"
> id_str="neighbor"
> key_mgmt=NONE
> }
>
> network={
> key_mgmt=NONE
> }
>
> #####################
>
>
> ---
>
> Regards,
> PK
> --------------------------------------
> http://counter.li.org #402424
>
>
