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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:12 pm    Post subject: wpa_gui:Failed to open control connection to wpa_supplicant. Reply with quote

Alright, this had been plaguing me since I got it working originally, but wpa_cli/wpa_gui will more often than not refuse to connect to wpa_supplicant. wpa_cli tends to work 50/50, unless I force a config-reload, then it craps out on me. I can fix it with
Code:

/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 stop
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start


wpa_gui isn't nearly that predictable. It works whenever it pleases, and it rarely pleases.

Both times in terminal I get this error message:
Code:
Failed to open control connection to wpa_supplicant.


Unfortunately I'm stuck with NDISwrapper for now.

/etc/conf.d/net
Code:

# This blank configuration will automatically use DHCP for any net.*
# scripts in /etc/init.d.  To create a more complete configuration,
# please review /etc/conf.d/net.example and save your configuration
# in /etc/conf.d/net (this file :]!).

#modules:
modules=( "ifconfig" )
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_wlan0=( "-Dwext" )
wpa_timeout_wlan0=60

#eth0 configuration:
config_eth0=( "dhcpcd" )
config_eth0=( "192.168.1.10/24" )
routes_eth0=( "default via 192.168.1.1" )

#wlan0
config_wlan0=( "dhcpcd" )
#config_wlan0=( "192.168.1.10/24" )
#routes_wlan0=( "default via 192.168.1.1" )
wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf"


/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Code:

# The below line not be changed otherwise we refuse to work
#ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant

# Let wpa_supplicant take care of scanning and AP selection
ap_scan=1

#WPA-NETWORK
#network={
#       ssid="WPA_SSID"
#       proto=WPA
#       key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
#       psk=""
#       pairwise=CCMP TKIP
#       priority=1
#}

#WEP-NETWORK
network={
        ssid="WEP_SSID"
        scan_ssid=1
        key_mgmt=NONE
        wep_key0=WEP-KEY
        wep_tx_keyidx=0
        priority=3
}

#NEWMANL
network={
        ssid="NEWMANL"
        key_mgmt=NONE
        priority=5
}


# This is a network block that connects to any unsecured access point.
# We give it a low priority so any defined blocks are preferred.
#BOO CONNECTING TO UNSECURED AP's
#network={
#      key_mgmt=NONE
#      priority=-9999999
#}


Any ideas?

-Thanks
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my old config (before I switched to NetworkManager) which worked 100/100

Code:

# Wireless network
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-g -Dwext" # For generic wireless
associate_timeout_eth0=30
config_ESSID=( "MYsecredESSID" )
dhcpcd_ESSID="-t 5"
config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )


Code:

network={
        ssid="MysecretSSID"
        proto=WPA
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        pairwise=CCMP
        group=CCMP
        psk=3924a30eb311c54650cf9e31ac2caead3f8297c90424a0a486a60d8b9498a889b
        priority=2
}

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

look at this how-to, maybe it would be good. https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-516342-highlight-wpa.html
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