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avkhatri
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 Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject: Connecting to WPA access point, wpa_supplicant |
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Hey everyone,
I recently got a new ISP, new router, and new passcode and I am having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router via wpa_supplicant. Before I switched to the new ISP we had a ten digit wep key and I was easily able to connect to the internet with these simple commands
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ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed key 1234567890
iwconfig wlan0 essid "2WIRE650"
dhcpcd wlan0
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The new network uses a WPA personal key with a string of letters and numbers and will not work with the commands above. I've configured wpa_supplicant and my /etc/conf.d/net. (I've also tried the GUIs wicd and NetworkManager and they will just hang while attempting to connect and then fail)
However, when I run
| Code: | | wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
This error loops
| Code: | Trying to associate with e0:91:f5:0c:6f:fd (SSID='My-PC-Wireless' freq=2412 MHz)
Associated with e0:91:f5:0c:6f:fd
WPA: Key negotiation completed with e0:91:f5:0c:6f:fd [PTK=CCMP GTK=TKIP]
CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to e0:91:f5:0c:6f:fd completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
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My wpa_supplicant looks like this:
| Code: | #Generated by NetworkManager
###### Global Configuration ######
ctrl_interface_group=0
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ap_scan=1
###### Security Configuration ######
network={
ssid="My-PC-Wireless"
psk="thisismynewpasscode112010"
priority=5
}
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I've noticed the line:
"ctrl_interface_group=/var/run/wpa_supplicant"
however there is no folder or file in /var/run/ that is "wpa_supplicant"
My /etc/conf.d/net file looks like this (I actually made this from an example from another forum post which I cant seem to dig up again right now)
| Code: | #Generated by NetworkManager
###### Global Configuration ######
#wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext"
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
###### Connection Configuration ######
#----------------------------------
#config_eth0=( "dhcp" )
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wireless-essid My-PC-Wireless
wireless-key 4491fb9facd85bad415b8bd69a6537bf857453a7bb9716d420dca076db186d11
wpa-driver wext
wpa-essid My-PC-Wireless
wpa-psk 4491fb9facd85bad415b8bd69a6537bf857453a7bb9716d420dca076db186d11
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DONAHUE
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Joined: 09 Dec 2006
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Location: Goose Creek SC
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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I would unmerge wicd and network manager, (asuming your wireless interface is named wlan0, ), run to gather network parameters, then check that | Code: | | ls -l /etc/init.d/net.* |
includes symlink /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 -> net.lo
Edit /etc/conf.d/net to | Quote: | modules_wlan0=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext"
wpa_timeout_wlan0=15
config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )
dhcpcd_wlan0="-t 10" |
Edit /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant to:
method 1:
(If you have wpa_gui)Enter the following: | Quote: | ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
update_config=1
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Then use wpa_gui to configure your network.
method 2: ( If unwilling or unable to use wpa_gui) | Quote: | ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
update_config=1
network={
ssid="your ssid"
psk="your psk"
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=TKIP
auth_alg=OPEN
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The psk= entry usually requires the parentheses for 8 character code and not for the character key. but i think that may vary based on nic/router |
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avkhatri
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Joined: 29 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Donahue,
Running
| Code: | | ls -l /etc/init.d/net.* |
gives me
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/etc/init.d/net.eth0 -> net.lo
/etc/init.d/net.lo
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But nothing that says
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 -> net.lo.
How can I add that in? I opened the file in nano, but I don't know what to do with all that syntax haha.
I've edited the files as per your original post and used method 2. However, I am getting a different CTRL EVENT DISCONNECTED error
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Trying to associate with e0:91:f5:0c:6f:fd (SSID='My-PC-Wireless' freq=2412MHz)
Associated with e0:91:f5:0c:6f:fd
WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
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I'm sure my key has been typed correctly though |
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DONAHUE
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Location: Goose Creek SC
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| Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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The psk= entry usually requires the quotes for 8 character code and not for the 64 character key. but i think that may vary based on nic/router. you might try psk= with and without quotes.
misspoke before with parentheses, sorry.
Your wireless interface is named wlan0? Then:
| Code: | cd /etc/init.d
ln -s net.lo net.wlan0
rc-update add net.wlan0 default
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart |
does dmesg show dhcp events working correctly? |
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avkhatri
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Donahue, after using the commands provided
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cd /etc/init.d
ln -s net.lo net.wlan0
rc-update add net.wlan0 default
/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart
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My desktop connects to the internet at boot! Thank you so much for your help. |
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DONAHUE
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Location: Goose Creek SC
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| Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| well done |
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HeXiLeD
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:43 am Post subject: |
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I am having a similar problem.
I have checked other forum topics and example configurations and at best what can get is "Bad password".
i tried with cli wpa configurations, wicd with wicd-curses and gtk and it never connects.
However with another distro that i have in the same netbook, it works right away. I also used that distros config files with gentoo and still no solution.
I am very lost. The other distro uses the same wireless driver and setup.
The network i can trying to connect is :
| Code: | # iwlist eth1 scan
eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 38:22:9D:A0:47:A0
ESSID:"name"
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality:3/5 Signal level:-68 dBm Noise level:-91 dBm
IE: Unknown:
DDAA0050F204104A00011010440001021041000100103B000103104700100000000000000001000338229DA047A010210013506972656C6C6920436F72706F726174696F6E1023000B502E44472041313030304710240019302E39392E313962312D50545F54523036395F416E6E65784D1042000D323439303159303033373734331054000800060050F204000110110014576972656C65737320526F757465722857464129100800020004
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s |
I have done and redone /etc/conf.d/net as well as wpa_suppliant.conf and even used this topic as an example. I am using the broadcom-sta wl driver and for both distros. My last try complained about the PSK which no matter how i set it up; the result was the same.
Any tips or ideas about how to connect to this AP ?
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:18 am Post subject: |
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are you using baselayout1 or baselayout2 and openrc?
Pls post results of:
| Code: | cat /etc/conf.d/net
ls -l /etd/init.d/net*
cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
ifconfig
lspci -k
ls -l /lib/firmware |
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