From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 2 15:36:48 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 B226D106566C for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:36:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (72-12-2-19.static.networktel.net [72.12.2.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51BA08FC13 for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:36:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from casasponti.net ([201.155.7.3]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:36:46 -0600 id 000D50BB.495E348E.00000383 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by casasponti.net with local; Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:36:45 -0600 id 00130D5A.495E348D.00011BC0 Received: from 71-93-76-167.dhcp.reno.nv.charter.com (71-93-76-167.dhcp.reno.nv.charter.com [71.93.76.167]) by intranet.casasponti.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:36:45 -0600 Message-ID: <20090102093645.17qwm4xcuoo0coggs@intranet.casasponti.net> Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:36:45 -0600 From: eculp@casasponti.net To: freebsd-questions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) X-Remote-Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008122009 Firefox/3.0.4, Ant.com Toolbar 1.1 X-IMP-Server: 201.155.7.3 X-Originating-IP: 71.93.76.167 X-Originating-User: eculp@casasponti.net Subject: 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: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:36:49 -0000 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. Thanks, ed