On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:07:31 +0100 "Paul Melvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Sergey, > > Thanks for that, since my question I have found that if I enter the > iwconfig command into /etc/conf.d/net it does work; i.e. > > iwconfig eth1 essid name_of_ssid > > However I am not sure how this would work if I had a load of hidden > ssids, if at all, and it does seem messy > > Is wpa_supplicant the best/only way to do this? > > Please can anyone tell me how this works in ubuntu as it does seem to > and I would hope that I could replicate it > > Cheers > > paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sergey Kobzar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 June 2008 11:55 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless hidden association problem > > Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 1:37:29 PM, Paul wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have a dell laptop with intel wireless card (ipw2200) and am > > trying to configure it to use WPA-PSK. > > > > I have setup up the card correctly utilizing the ipw2200 module, > > wpa_supplicant and wireless_tools. > > > > If I use a broadcast ssid everything works, however if I turn off > > the broadcast on the ap and do a debug of the wpa, it recognizes > > that there is a hidden ssid but will not connect to it. > > > > I would rather use hidden ssids than not but how can I get it to > > connect? > > I have similar problem with Cisco AP and Intel 3945, D-Link > DWL-G500 adapters under Gentoo/FreeBSD. Looks like it's wpa_supplicant > permanent problem. Windows works fine. > > AFAIK there is no solution except using broadcasts. > > > > Please can you also tell me a quick way to restart the interface to > > make it go through all the negotiaton, as I have moved from ubuntu > > where /etc/init.d/networking restart did it > > > > Cheers > > > > Paul > I use wpa_supplicant and it's working flawlessly with a hidden ssid and some unhidden ones. Here is an excerpt from my wpa_supplicant.conf: network={ <<<--normal net with wpa2 and visible ssid ssid="..." key_mgmt=WPA-PSK psk="..." } network={ <<<--net with wep and hidden ssid scan_ssid=1 ssid="..." key_mgmt=NONE wep_key0=8346... wep_tx_keyidx=0 } eapol_version=1 <<<--some general options ap_scan=1 fast_reauth=1 I'm using iwl3945, by the way. As far as Ubuntu goes, I think they use networkmanager which gives you a nice gui but only marginal advantages over properly configured wpa_supplicant and /etc/conf.d/net-files. Here are some parts of my /etc/conf.d/net: modules_eth1=( "wpa_supplicant" ) wpa_supplicant_eth1="-Dwext" iwconfig_eth1="txpower on" #some SSID-specific options for nets I know. On every other net dhcp is #assumed config_SSID1=( "192.168.2.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" ) routes_SSID1=( "default via 192.168.2.1" ) dns_servers_SSID1=( "192.168.4.1" ) config_SSID2=( "dhcp" )
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