On Thu, Feb 09, 2012 at 06:00:03PM +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > Hi, > > it's the first time I have to set up a wireless network on a notebook. > > How can I find out whether the connection is encrypted or not. > > wpa_gui tells me > Authentication WPA2-PSK > Encryption TKIP > > but > > iwconfig wlan0 > says > > Encryption key:off > > and on the server (hot spot) I have configure WPA2 personal, encryption > TKIP and an (ascii) password. > > Many thanks for your help, > Helmut. >
iirc, iwconfig doesn't recognize WPA2, so it looks like you have an encrypted connection. You can try 'iwlist wlan0 scanning' to confirm this. Terry
