Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:23:12 -0500 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dhclient and wpa_supplicant Message-ID: <42EBD3A0.5070407@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <42EBC77F.1010601@errno.com> References: <42EAD325.60707@errno.com> <42EAD80C.9060707@errno.com> <42EBC41E.4070102@computer.org> <42EBC77F.1010601@errno.com>
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Sam Leffler wrote:
> Eric Schuele wrote:
>
<big-snip>
>> dhclient.conf contains
>> ===========================
>> interface "ath0" {
>> #send option host-name "myhost";
>> #send option domain-name "nxdomain.org";
>> send dhcp-client-identifier "myhost";
>>
>> media
>> ### Home
>> "ssid <home_ssid> mode 11b channel 11 wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey
>> 0x<home_wepkey>",
>> ### Office
>> "ssid <office_ssid mode 11b channel 6 wepmode on weptxkey 1 wepkey
>> 0x<office_wepkey>";
>> request subnet-mask, broadcast-address, routers,
>> domain-name-servers, domain-name;
>> }
>
>
> Do not use media statements to setup wireless parameters; this does not
> work. You need to run wpa_supplicant and let it identify the network
> and setup the key parameters.
How do I tell wpa_supplicant about the network media? I had found an
older post of yours regarding NOT doing it in dhclient.conf.... but I've
found no other way to accomplish it.
>
>>
>> wpa_supplicant.conf
>> =============================
>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
>>
>> # Home Network
>> network={
>> ssid="<home_ssid>"
>> scan_ssid=1
>> key_mgmt=NONE
>> wep_tx_keyidx=0
>> wep_key0="<home_wepkey>"
>> }
>>
>> # Office Network
>> network={
>> ssid="<office_ssid>"
>> scan_ssid=1
>> key_mgmt=NONE
>> wep_tx_keyidx=0
>> wep_key0="<office_wepkey>"
>> }
>>
>
> Not sure you need scan_ssid set, I'd leave it out.
>
> If you have problems try disabling auto-startup of ath0 and run
> wpa_supplicant by hand with the -d flag to see what it's doing. Once
> that's going then enable startup in rc.conf. If you continue to have
> problems provide the output wpa_supplicant -d -i ath0 -c
> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf (or similar) when you have trouble. There is
> also a pending issue with locating some ap's that are setup to hide
> their ssid. If one of the ap's is configured in this way contact me
> directly--I've been trying to collect the info I need to identify what's
> going on.
Both my APs (home and office) hide their ssids. One is a wrt54g (home),
the other is linksys as well... though I forget the model at the moment
(FWIW its a/b/g). What can I do to provide the info you need?
>
> Sam
>
--
Regards,
Eric
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