First Cup of Ubuntu
Luca... thank you so much!! I made my wireless work (Intel 2915abg work on XPS m170 laptop) doing everything outlined in your how-to. The last few suggestions did the trick for me after a quick reboot. Again thank you!!!! I have looked at a ton of other forum entries and yours did the trick!
Ciao,
Alex
Spilled the Beans
hi, i´m using a laptop with a broadcom wireless card, 4318, after trying first with ndiswrapper and was working fine, now i use bcm43xx-fwcutter and works +-, worst than ndiswrapper, but i was unable to activate wpa with ndiswrappper.
well, on Kubuntu, every time i boot my laptop i have to make 2 things to have wireless working and connected to my wpa protected home lan.
first: run kwlan, and wait for a message that says: "eth1 is connected"
second: after that message, run in terminal "sudo dhclient eth1".
i have to make those steps every boot.
there is any way to get always eth1 connected?, and get ip from dhcp automatically?
thx
First Cup of Ubuntu
Re: HowTo: WPA with wpa_supplicant
Question:
How do I set this up on a laptop (HP NC6220) with IPW2200 (Intel 2915ABG), but I have to use a certificate file vs PSK?
5 Cups of Ubuntu
I read somewhere that ctrl_interface does not work well with wpa_supplicant and you can probably sidestep the problem by removing the lines at the beginning of the config that start with ctrl_interface.
Hope that helps.
First Cup of Ubuntu
Sorry, I just recently switched to Ubuntu. I think I can connect to my network, or at least wpa_supplicant tells me I can but I'm still unable to access the internet for some odd reason. Any tips?
First Cup of Ubuntu
I have the same problem. Mine is a PCMCIA SMC card, and i'm using ndiswrapper.Originally Posted by somegayname
Any idea what is causing the disconnections?
First Cup of Ubuntu
I have exactly the same problem. I'm using IBM R50e laptop, Kubuntu 6.10, ipw2200 with latest drivers (1.2.1) and firmware (3.0).
I'm connecting to Linksys WRT54GS, firmware 1.5.2.
I tried manually configuring wpa_supplicant and KNetworkManager. Same problem.
My Ralink card (desktop) connects just fine to my router using WPA, and my laptop connects without a problem to an open AP.
It seems the card associates and then tries to associate again, gets an error and disconnects.
Way Too Much Ubuntu
I was having the same problem with an ipw card. Network Manager now comes with 6.1, and I finally fixed the problem by going to /etc/network/interfaces file and commenting out everything except for lo - then ran network manager and it worked like a champ!
Just Give Me the Beans!
This guide gets me up and running for a short time in Edgy, then nothing after any period of inactivity. My network manager applet shows a "wired network RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g pc", or did before I implemented the things in the first post of this thread. The card is actually a Linksys PCI card, WMP54g. I drop after a few minutes of inactivity and can't figure out why or how to restore connection without restarting the machine.
interfaces:
wpa_supplicant:Code:auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wireless-essid thisismyhouse gateway 192.168.0.1 pre-up wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf post-down killall -q wpa_supplicant
Code:ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant #ap_scan=2 network={ ssid="thisismyhouse" scan_ssid=1 proto=WPA RSN key_mgmt=WPA-PSK pairwise=CCMP TKIP group=CCMP TKIP psk=404b8fb415XXXXXXXX90504acd10dbfcf }Any ideas?Code:chip@Metallo:~$ iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 IEEE 802.11g Frequency:2.412 GHz RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"thisismyhouse" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:13:46:A3:D1:E4 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B sit0 no wireless extensions. chip@Metallo:~$ sudo lshw Password: metallo description: Desktop Computer product: VT8367-8235 vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. width: 32 bits capabilities: smbios-2.2 dmi-2.2 configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop *-core description: Motherboard product: VT8367-8235 physical id: 0 slot: PS/2 Mouse *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD physical id: 0 version: 6.00 PG (09/10/2003) size: 128KB capacity: 192KB capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb agp ls120boot zipboot *-cpu description: CPU product: AMD Athlon(tm) processor vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 4 bus info: cpu@0 version: 6.4.4 slot: Socket A size: 1333MHz capacity: 1500MHz width: 32 bits clock: 133MHz capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr syscall mmxext 3dnowext *-network:1 description: Ethernet interface product: VT6102 [Rhine-II] vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. physical id: 12 bus info: pci@00:12.0 logical name: eth0 version: 74 serial: 00:0d:87:aa:42:96 size: 10MB/s capacity: 100MB/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegociation configuration: autonegociation=on broadcast=yes driver=via-rhine driverversion=1.2.0-2.6 duplex=half link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s resources: ioport:e000-e0ff iomemory:ee10a000-ee10a0ff irq:11 chip@Metallo:~$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:13:46:A3:D1:E4 ESSID:"thisismyhouse" Mode:Master Frequency:2.412 GHz Encryption key:on Extra:wpa_ie=dd160050f201010000XXX Extra:tsf=000000c6053221ca chip@Metallo:~$ sudo dhclient wlan0 Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.4 Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium. All rights reserved. For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/ wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:18:f8:2d:fa:01 Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:18:f8:2d:fa:01 Sending on Socket/fallback DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 6 DHCPOFFER from 192.168.0.1 DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1 bound to 192.168.0.101 -- renewal in 301942 seconds.
First Cup of Ubuntu
I tried the instructions and no joy at all with wpa_supplicant
I have a lot of questions about these instructions. I will go step by step
1. Ran the following in terminal window:
Where 'MYSSID' and 'MY_PSK' correspond with that of my wireless router.Code:wpa_passphrase 'MYSSID' 'MY_PSK'
I got the resultant psk string and copied it
2. Ran
A blank file opened. Is that normal? I followed the instructions adding the following to the .conf file:Code:sudo gedit /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
I saved this file.ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
#ap_scan=2
network={
ssid='MYSSID'
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk='MY_PSK_STRING'
}
3. I ran
Here is where things got kind of confusing. What you see below is what I currently have in that file. I placed what the instructions said under 'auto eth0' originally but that immediately dropped my wired connection when I ran wpa_supplicant in the final step. So I fixed it by placing the info from the instructions under auto eth1 since that is my wireless card when I run iwconfig. I am also using ndiswrapper to install my Windows driver so I changed that too.:Code:sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
4. when I runauto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wireless-essid "XBOXWAP"
pre-up wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dndiswrapper -ieth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
post-down killall -q wpa_supplicant
auto eth2
iface eth2 inet dhcp
auto ath0
iface ath0 inet dhcp
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
... nothing happens. Here are the results when I run it with the -dd switchCode:sudo wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dndiswrapper -i eth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Anyone? I'm a total noob, so I may need some rudimentary instruction.joe@UbuntuLaptop:~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -Dndiswrapper -i eth1 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -dd
Initializing interface 'eth1' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'ndiswrapper' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
Line: 4 - start of a new network block
ssid - hexdump_ascii(len=7):
58 42 4f 58 57 41 50 XBOXWAP
scan_ssid=1 (0x1)
proto: 0x3
key_mgmt: 0x2
pairwise: 0x18
group: 0x18
PSK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED]
Priority group 0
id=0 ssid='XBOXWAP'
Initializing interface (2) 'eth1'
EAPOL: SUPP_PAE entering state DISCONNECTED
EAPOL: KEY_RX entering state NO_KEY_RECEIVE
EAPOL: SUPP_BE entering state INITIALIZE
EAP: EAP entering state DISABLED
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
SIOCGIWRANGE: WE(compiled)=20 WE(source)=18 enc_capa=0xf
capabilities: key_mgmt 0xf enc 0xf
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=1, operstate=5
Own MAC address: 00:90:4b:b3:d6:d0
Driver does not support WPA.
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
wpa_driver_wext_set_key: alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0
Setting scan request: 0 sec 100000 usec
Using existing control interface directory.
bind(PF_UNIX): Address already in use
ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it
Delete '/var/run/wpa_supplicant/eth1' manually if it is not used anymore
Failed to initialize control interface '/var/run/wpa_supplicant'.
You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running or the file was
left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which case you will need
to manually remove this file before starting wpa_supplicant again.
Failed to add interface eth1
State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=-1, operstate=5
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
EAPOL: External notification - portEnabled=0
EAPOL: External notification - portValid=0
Failed to disable WPA in the driver.
No keys have been configured - skip key clearing
WEXT: Operstate: linkmode=0, operstate=6
Cancelling scan request
As another note, I have wifi radar running and it is at least seeing my neighbor's networks so I think the driver is working on some level.
Also, my SSID is hidden, if that is complicating things (??)
And the driver does support WPA. At least in Windows it does.
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