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Am I the only one that finds the default arch linux network profile management a bit.. lacking? Maybe I just don't have it set up right, but it only works for my ethernet connection and connecting to non-encrypted wireless networks. Problem is, I run WPA2-AES networks at home and at work. I finally got wpa_supplicant properly set up (I'm on wireless right now), but I can't just select the network profile from the menu and be on my way.
Here is what I have to do to get connected right now:
[root@cdl-magnesium chris]# wpa_supplicant -dw -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dmadwifi -iath0
[root@cdl-magnesium chris]# dhcpcd ath0
and I'm connected, everything working great. That's fairly simple, right? I'm thinking my network profile has a lot more in it than necessary.
#
# Network Profile
#
DESCRIPTION="57 May"
# Network Settings
INTERFACE=ath0
#HOSTNAME=myhost
# Interface Settings (use IFOPTS="dhcp" for DHCP)
IFOPTS="dhcp"
#GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
# DNS Settings (optional)
#DOMAIN=localdomain
#DNS1=192.168.0.1
#DNS2=
# Wireless Settings (optional)
ESSID="Galactica"
#KEY=
#IWOPTS="mode managed essid $ESSID channel 6 key restricted $KEY"
WIFI_INTERFACE=wifi0 # use this if you have a special wireless interface
# that is linked to the real $INTERFACE
WIFI_WAIT=5 # seconds to wait for the wireless card to
# associate before bringing the interface up
USEWPA="yes" # start wpa_supplicant with the profile
WPAOPTS="-D madwifi" # use "" for normal operation or specify additional
# options (eg, "-D ipw")
# see /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf for configuration
#AUTOWPA="yes" # automatically configure WPA
If I do a /etc/rc.d/network restart and select the profile from the menu, I get all sorts of errors about not being able to connect to wpa_supplicant (because for some reason it isn't running.. was I supposed to do something about that?).
I'm a bit tired right now so pardon any incomprehensible sentences or questions
ps: while we're on the subject, is there a way to re-sort the items in the network profile list? It always wants to connect to this broken wpa2 profile first, as I think it just goes in alphabetic order or somethin. I guess I should just turn off the timeout so it always waits for me to choose.
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The order is alphabetical. yes. I solved that by renaming my profiles like this: 1-dhcp-rj45 2-cccd-wlan 3-lug-wlan
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