walkerk
June 19th, 2007, 03:12 PM
I set up wifi-radar today to work with WPA because Network Manager has been acting flakey. I did this on Feisty Fawn but it should work with Edgy Eft as well. This will work with other wireless NICs as well. See the list below for a list of drivers.
Firstly, if you do not have connection you should check out paperdiesel's thread to see how > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=297092
Once you have a working connection complete the following..
sudo apt-get wifi-radar wpasupplicant
Create the wpa_supplicant.conf file that wifi-radar will be looking for..
sudo gedit /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Enter the following and save/exit:
# path to UNIX socket control interface
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="your_ssid"
psk="your_secret_paraphrase"
priority=1
}
Once you've done this open wifi-radar..
sudo wifi-radar
> Select your wireless network from the list. (If you don't see any networks see below..)
> Press Connect at which time it will ask you to set up a profile. Click Yes.
Enter the following:
> Network Name: Your SSID (will be there by default)
Click the Arrow next to WiFi Options..
> Mode: auto
> Channel: auto
> Key:
> Security: open (as I understand it WPA/WPA2 require Open authentication.. could be wrong)
Next, click the Arrow next to No WPA then enter:
wext
Once this is done you should be able to connect to your WPA using TKIP. For additional encryption standards you can read the wpa_supplicant README file which should be here: /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/README.wpa_supplicant.conf.gz
Also, to run wifi-radar at boot up just add it to System > Preferences > Sessions.
sudo wifi-radar -d
Hope this helps. Good luck!
*Alternate Drivers to use WPA.
hostap
(default) Host AP driver (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3). (this can also be used with Linuxant DriverLoader).
hermes
Agere Systems Inc. driver (Hermes-I/Hermes-II).
madwifi
MADWIFI 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.).
atmel
ATMEL AT76C5XXx (USB, PCMCIA).
wext
Linux wireless extensions (generic).
ndiswrapper
Linux ndiswrapper.
broadcom
Broadcom wl.o driver.
ipw
Intel ipw2100/2200 driver.
wired
wpa_supplicant wired Ethernet driver
bsd
BSD 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.).
ndis
Windows NDIS driver.
Ralink and Zydas NICs need to be brought up after each boot so you need to need to alter the Wifi-Radar config file
sudo gedit /etc/wifi-radar.conf
as such:
ifup_required = True
By default this would be set to False..
* If you didn't see any SSIDs listed you might need to change the interface that wifi-radar is scanning.
First close wifi-radar.
Next check what your wireless interface is named. If nothing is listed ensure you followed paperdiesel's thread...
iwlist scanning
Next ensure wifi-radar is scanning on the right interface...
sudo gedit /etc/wifi-radar.conf
Ensure that under [DEFAULT] the interface is set correctly to what you saw with iwlist scanning.
In my case it is set to:
interface = eth1
Once you've set it correctly save & exit. If your interface was in fact set incorrectly you should see SSIDs listed once you've re-opened wifi-radar...
If this didn't work for you or you don't care to use it you can remove wifi-radar. I would leave wpasupplicant installed for use with another wireless tool such as Network Manager.
sudo apt-get remove wifi-radar
Firstly, if you do not have connection you should check out paperdiesel's thread to see how > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=297092
Once you have a working connection complete the following..
sudo apt-get wifi-radar wpasupplicant
Create the wpa_supplicant.conf file that wifi-radar will be looking for..
sudo gedit /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Enter the following and save/exit:
# path to UNIX socket control interface
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="your_ssid"
psk="your_secret_paraphrase"
priority=1
}
Once you've done this open wifi-radar..
sudo wifi-radar
> Select your wireless network from the list. (If you don't see any networks see below..)
> Press Connect at which time it will ask you to set up a profile. Click Yes.
Enter the following:
> Network Name: Your SSID (will be there by default)
Click the Arrow next to WiFi Options..
> Mode: auto
> Channel: auto
> Key:
> Security: open (as I understand it WPA/WPA2 require Open authentication.. could be wrong)
Next, click the Arrow next to No WPA then enter:
wext
Once this is done you should be able to connect to your WPA using TKIP. For additional encryption standards you can read the wpa_supplicant README file which should be here: /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/README.wpa_supplicant.conf.gz
Also, to run wifi-radar at boot up just add it to System > Preferences > Sessions.
sudo wifi-radar -d
Hope this helps. Good luck!
*Alternate Drivers to use WPA.
hostap
(default) Host AP driver (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3). (this can also be used with Linuxant DriverLoader).
hermes
Agere Systems Inc. driver (Hermes-I/Hermes-II).
madwifi
MADWIFI 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.).
atmel
ATMEL AT76C5XXx (USB, PCMCIA).
wext
Linux wireless extensions (generic).
ndiswrapper
Linux ndiswrapper.
broadcom
Broadcom wl.o driver.
ipw
Intel ipw2100/2200 driver.
wired
wpa_supplicant wired Ethernet driver
bsd
BSD 802.11 support (Atheros, etc.).
ndis
Windows NDIS driver.
Ralink and Zydas NICs need to be brought up after each boot so you need to need to alter the Wifi-Radar config file
sudo gedit /etc/wifi-radar.conf
as such:
ifup_required = True
By default this would be set to False..
* If you didn't see any SSIDs listed you might need to change the interface that wifi-radar is scanning.
First close wifi-radar.
Next check what your wireless interface is named. If nothing is listed ensure you followed paperdiesel's thread...
iwlist scanning
Next ensure wifi-radar is scanning on the right interface...
sudo gedit /etc/wifi-radar.conf
Ensure that under [DEFAULT] the interface is set correctly to what you saw with iwlist scanning.
In my case it is set to:
interface = eth1
Once you've set it correctly save & exit. If your interface was in fact set incorrectly you should see SSIDs listed once you've re-opened wifi-radar...
If this didn't work for you or you don't care to use it you can remove wifi-radar. I would leave wpasupplicant installed for use with another wireless tool such as Network Manager.
sudo apt-get remove wifi-radar