Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:09:28 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Michael Butler <imb@protected-networks.net> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Is wpa_supplicant supposed to work with a hidden ssid? Message-ID: <49BECE18.1000000@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <49BEC44E.6060004@protected-networks.net> References: <49BEBB45.7050605@FreeBSD.org> <49BEC44E.6060004@protected-networks.net>
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Michael Butler wrote:
> Doug Barton wrote:
>> I spent a pretty long, frustrating evening last night getting
>> wpa_supplicant working with my Intel 3945abg (wpi) card. I could
>> connect when the network was open, or using WEP just fine. However it
>> turned out that I could not connect with WPA unless the AP was showing
>> the ssid.
>
> I thought we used to use "scan_ssid=1" for this. Has it changed?
Aha! I had actually tried that option, but IIRC I did it when I had
accidentally set ap_scan to 0, so nothing worked. With ap_scan=1 and
scan_ssid=1 the AP can once again hide its ssid, thanks!
Doug
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