From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 3 21:25:26 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AC25106564A for ; Sat, 3 Jan 2009 21:25:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maddaemon@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f19.google.com (mail-bw0-f19.google.com [209.85.218.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88D3D8FC18 for ; Sat, 3 Jan 2009 21:25:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maddaemon@gmail.com) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so18393876bwz.19 for ; Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:25:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=syiP+J2nULX6bZ9MvdyM20PYsrP39z0HQf1uRHIfbe8=; b=tRX/w2t5+Fr1WTTRwRtzbQrIqaqBnH7vv5QkzcCURZ2pl8VCEzD9WXBKtL52xm85HD 1SJzVFsXJKAmeurpgIftc+7UU7pdzLcQB4W6ejBqFJaeiv1gJEy39OJqeTsImrZEviPv ONggNgq9WV4crht3SqRzpq3tNpSNvib9X05KI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=d41e0JEzrVsYMsmy3aSMC3PKUqDmxnZO/S4xuUM5sUaHobrPdmiCfluGL7oNnAgjFa B7hMpdFzRJQjS/dxz73+54+AkyMm7Vq6xq+oLFaA02f6u8LBsI3bFwGWdz1j95OeKqvC mZQfffNUzUnILjEEJ2dTbwnwKalGo7ynt01t4= Received: by 10.103.160.9 with SMTP id m9mr6814753muo.96.1231017923717; Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:25:23 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.103.238.3 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:25:23 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <6c1774c50901031325r6de74945vbb2fda093805ae5d@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:25:23 -0500 From: "maddaemon@gmail.com" To: eculp@casasponti.net In-Reply-To: <20090103100942.17qwm4xcupusw00oo@intranet.casasponti.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20090102093645.17qwm4xcuoo0coggs@intranet.casasponti.net> <6c1774c50901021457q4c81e1c9k36ac7c10f87a035b@mail.gmail.com> <20090103100942.17qwm4xcupusw00oo@intranet.casasponti.net> Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: HowTo configure WPA[2] ath0 [wlan0] on up to date 8.0-CURRENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:25:26 -0000 On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 11:09 AM, wrote: > Quoting "maddaemon@gmail.com" : > >> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 10:36 AM, wrote: >>> >>> I'm currently using wep at home and in the office configured from >>> rc.conf. >>> example: >>> ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP ssid virus wepmode on wepkey 1:0x2373FE9515 weptxkey >>> 1" >>> >>> I'm traveling and haven't been able to connect to hotspots that are using >>> wpa[2]. The handbook isn't up to date and I have been looking for over a >>> week unsuccessfully. As far as I know there isn't an X utility to do >>> this >>> from and I've tried wpa_suplicant.conf with a router here but since I >>> don't >>> understand it, I'm sure it is incorrect (plus the important clue that it >>> doesn't work) Hopefully this is an easier and simpler way to do this. >>> >>> The wpa_supplicant.conf configuration that I've tested is: >>> >>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant >>> ctrl_interface_group=0 >>> ## eapol_version=1 >>> ap_scan=1 >>> fast_reauth=1 >>> network={ >>> scan_ssid=1 >>> proto=WPA2 >>> ssid="TestRouter" >>> ## bssid=[mac address of your access point here] >>> ## key_mgmt=WPA-PSK >>> ## pairwise=TKIP >>> ## psk=[i forgot what this is, presumably the md5 of the passphrase.] >>> password="Testing123" >>> } >>> >>> Any suggestions for getting out of this glass of water that I'm drowning >>> in >>> would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Handbook: Section 31 >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.html#NETWORK-WIRELESS >> >> HTML Manpage for wpa_supplicant.conf: >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant.conf&sektion=5 >> >> proto List of acceptable protocols; one or more of: WPA (IEEE >> 802.11i/D3.0) and RSN (IEEE 802.11i). WPA2 is another name >> for >> RSN. If not set this defaults to "WPA RSN". >> >> I have 7.0-RELEASE working perfectly with WPA2/CCMP (using AES), so I >> can't imagine that 8 would break it that badly, but I could be wrong.. >> >> Here's my (very simple) wpa_supplicant.conf (psk edited, of course): >> >> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant >> ctrl_interface_group=wheel >> eapol_version=1 >> ap_scan=1 >> fast_reauth=1 >> >> # Home: >> network={ >> ssid="" >> scan_ssid=1 >> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK >> >> psk="x}&]{-9jimCm`6V:>LI#HiLa[Q5\jL/b;R:2)/%HU#zW=:&?K?PP8mx48`Jvx-K" >> } > > I really needed a working example and that did it. I've tested with several > and they all work fine. I also reread the handbook pages and understood > them much better. I also wasn't using /etc/rc.d/netif for testing. I had > forgotten about it. > > Thanks so much, > > ed > >> >> HTH >> >> ~MD Glad you got it working. ~MD